Research ArticleOriginal Research
A Novel, Simplified Ex Vivo Method for Measuring Water Exchange Performance of Heat and Moisture Exchangers for Tracheostomy Application
Cindy van den Boer, Sara H Muller, Andrew D Vincent, Klaus Züchner, Michiel WM van den Brekel and Frans JM Hilgers
Respiratory Care September 2013, 58 (9) 1449-1458; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02369
Cindy van den Boer
Department of Head and Neck Oncology and Surgery
MDSara H Muller
Department of Clinical Physics and Instrumentation
PhDAndrew D Vincent
Department of Biometrics, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
PhDKlaus Züchner
Medical Technical Service, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany.
PhDMichiel WM van den Brekel
Department of Head and Neck Oncology and Surgery
Institute of Phonetic Sciences
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
MD PhDFrans JM Hilgers
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Respiratory Care
Vol. 58, Issue 9
1 Sep 2013
A Novel, Simplified Ex Vivo Method for Measuring Water Exchange Performance of Heat and Moisture Exchangers for Tracheostomy Application
Cindy van den Boer, Sara H Muller, Andrew D Vincent, Klaus Züchner, Michiel WM van den Brekel, Frans JM Hilgers
Respiratory Care Sep 2013, 58 (9) 1449-1458; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.02369
A Novel, Simplified Ex Vivo Method for Measuring Water Exchange Performance of Heat and Moisture Exchangers for Tracheostomy Application
Cindy van den Boer, Sara H Muller, Andrew D Vincent, Klaus Züchner, Michiel WM van den Brekel, Frans JM Hilgers
Respiratory Care Sep 2013, 58 (9) 1449-1458; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.02369