Research Article
Humidification Performance of Heat and Moisture Exchangers for Pediatric Use
Table 1
Features of tested heat and humidifier exchangers.
| No. | Device | Manufacturer | Recommended tidal volume (mL) | Measured resistance, cmH2O/L/s | Resistance from manufacturer’s data, cmH2O/L/s | Type of HME | Dead space (mL) |
| (1) | Hygroboy | Tyco Healthcare | 75–300 | 5.7 | 4.2 | hygroscopic | 26 | (2) | HCH 5701 | Vital signs | 100–1,200 | 0.6 | 1.9 | hygroscopic | 30 | (3) | Pharrma Mini | Pharma Systems | 50–900 | 4.3 | 4.2 | hydrophobic | 28 | (4) | HMEF Mini | GE Healthcare | 60–500 | 3.5 | 3.0 | hygroscopic | 21 | (5) | Servo Humidifier 161 | Maquet | 70–600 | 1.6 | 1.2 | hygroscopic | 21 | (6) | Clear-Therm Mini | Intersurgical | 75–200 | 3.3 | 3.4 | mix | 28 | (7) | Humid-Vent 1 | Hudson RCI | 50–600 | 1.2 | 0.9 | hygroscopic | 10 | (8) | Hygrovent Child | Medisize | 50–250 | 13.6 | 6.0 | hygroscopic | 12 | (9) | Thermovent 600 | Smiths Medical | <600 | 1.2 | 2.9 | hydrophobic | 12 | (10) | Vent Aid SK300CP | Fuji Medical | 50–300 | 8.1 | 6.0 | hygroscopic | 12 |
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