Prolonged use of heat and moisture exchangers: Why do we keep changing things?

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作者
Hess, D [1 ]
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[1] Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Boston, MA 02114 USA
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humidity; heat and moisture exchanger; mechanical ventilation; ventilator-associated pneumonia;
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10.1097/00003246-200005000-00079
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
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