Changing Heat and Moisture Exchangers Every 48 Hours Does Not Increase the Incidence of Nosocomial Pneumonia
- 1 May 1999
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 20 (5), 347-349
- https://doi.org/10.1086/501631
Abstract
This prospective study was conducted to evaluate the risk of nosocomial pneumonia when changing heat and moisture exchangers every 48 hours in 1996 instead of every 24 hours in 1995 for patients needing continuous mechanical ventilation. Medical and surgical patients in the two periods did not differ in terms of demographic characteristics and markers of acute or underlying illnesses. The incidence density of nosocomial pneumonia was not different in the two groups. Extended heat and moisture exchanger use reduces circuit manipulation and cost.Keywords
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