Most clinicians believe that any device that is marketed as a “bacterial/viral filter” must
necessarily be capable of capturing any individual bacteria or viruses that might be …

Invasive ventilation poses a risk of respiratory infection that can be drug‐resistant. One
means of reducing transmission of infection is the use of a breathing system filter. Filters are …

Bacterial filters in respiratory circuits: An unnecessary co... : Critical Care Medicine Bacterial
filters in respiratory circuits: An unnecessary cost? : Critical Care Medicine SCCM Pediatric …

During anesthesia, a breathing system may be used for more than one patient. Any
microbes expelled by one patient, whether gasborne in the form of droplets or liquidborne in …

As part of the consensus workshop regarding lung volume measurements for the American
Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society, this background paper reviews …

Following an outbreak of hepatitis C in surgical patients in Australia, it has been suggested
that transmission can take place as a result of contaminated anaesthetic circuits. It has …

Respiratory filters are devices with a high capacity to prevent the passage of
microorganisms. The use of respiratory filters interposed in respiratory circuits to avoid …

The bacterial and viral filtration performance of 12 breathing system filters was determined
using test methods specified in the draft European standard for breathing system filters, BS …

3 HPAC Engineering• January 2007 outside air (OA). There are no specific requirements for
filtration of recirculated air in GAs. Air-contaminant control often is accomplished with high …

Breathing circuit filters (BCFs) are used in respiratory and critical-care settings for
humidification of air and to limit transmission of respiratory pathogens. Three types of BCFs …