BACKGROUND: Breathing through a tracheostoma results in insufficient warming and
humidification of the inspired air. This loss of air conditioning, especially humidification, can …

Objective After total laryngectomy, patients suffer from pulmonary complaints due to the
shortcut of the upper airways that results in decreased warming and humidification of …

BACKGROUND: Breathing through a tracheostomy results in insufficient warming and
humidification of inspired air. This loss of air-conditioning can be partially compensated for …

Laryngectomized patients suffer from respiratory complaints due to insufficient warming and
humidification of inspired air in the upper respiratory tract. Improvement of pulmonary …

Abstract Objective/Hypothesis: Heat and moisture exchangers (HME) are frequently used in
the treatment and prevention of tracheobronchial dryness and infections. In this study, the …

BACKGROUND: Heat and moisture exchangers (HMEs) are commonly used in chronically
tracheostomized spontaneously breathing patients, to condition inhaled air, maintain lower …

Objective Management of tracheostomized patients typically involves a conventional
external humidification system (CEHS). CEHS are noisy, negatively impact patient mobility …

Background The beneficial function of heat and moisture exchangers (HMEs) is undisputed,
but knowledge of their effects on intra‐airway temperature and humidity is scarce. The aim of …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the endotracheal temperature and humidity and clinical effects of 2
models of a new heat and moisture exchanger (HME): Rplus, which has regular breathing …

Background. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of breathing resistance of
heat and moisture exchangers (HMEs) on endotracheal climate and breathing pattern …