A Novel Scale to Assess Humidification during Noninvasive Ventilation: A Prospective Observational Study
Longfang Pan,
Yueling Hong,
Xiaoqing Zhong
et al.
Abstract:Objective. To develop a novel scale to assess humidification during noninvasive ventilation (NIV). Methods. This study was performed in an ICU of a teaching hospital. Three ICU practitioners with more than 10 years of clinical experience developed an oral humidification scale with a range of 1–4 points. Each studied the current literature on humidification and examined 50 images of mouths of NIV patients with different levels of humidification. Then, through discussion, a consensus scale was developed. Next, 1… Show more
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