A dehydrated, feverish patient suffering from acute bacterial pneumonia is being intubated in order to provide mechanical ventilatory support
Which of the following devices would you select to control humidification and airway tempera-ture for this patient?
a. Unheated large-volume wick humidifier
b. Heated wick humidifier with servo-control
c. Large-reservoir, high-output heated jet nebulizer
d. Heat-moisture exchanger
ANS: B
We prefer an optimal humidity approach and use of a heated humidifier to deliver gas in the range of 35° to 37° C at the airway.
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