Oxygen With Cold Bubble Humidification Is No Better Than Dry Oxygen in Preventing Mucus Dehydration, Decreased Mucociliary Clearance, and Decline in Pulmonary Function.

Franchini, Michelle Lisidati

Oxygen With Cold Bubble Humidification Is No Better Than Dry Oxygen in Preventing Mucus Dehydration, Decreased Mucociliary Clearance, and Decline in Pulmonary Function. [electronic resource] - Chest Aug 2016 - 407-14 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial

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10.1016/j.chest.2016.03.035 doi


Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bronchiectasis--therapy
Cough
Cytokines--immunology
Disease Progression
Epidermal Growth Factor--metabolism
Female
Humans
Humidifiers
Humidity
Hypertension, Pulmonary--therapy
Interleukin-10--immunology
Interleukin-8--immunology
Macrophages--cytology
Male
Middle Aged
Mucociliary Clearance
Mucus--metabolism
Nasal Lavage Fluid--cytology
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy--methods
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive--physiopathology
Pulmonary Fibrosis--therapy
Respiratory Function Tests
Surface Tension