GE CARESCAPE ONE - How to Prevent Effects of Humidity; Prevention of the Breathing System Contamination

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Preventionofthebreathingsystemcontamination
Youcanuseamicrobiallterbetweentheendotrachealtubeandtheairwayadapter.
Changethelterforeverypatient.Changethepatientcircuitatintervalsgiveninthe
circuitmanufacturer’sdocumentation,andaccordingtoyourhospitalprotocols.The
followingillustrationsshowexamplesofplacement.
1.Tracheostomytubewith15mmconnector
2.HeatandMoistureExchanger(HME)
3.Airwayadapter
4.Sampleline
1.Mask
2.Bacteriallter
3.Airwayadapter
4.Sampleline
Howtopreventeffectsofhumidity
Mechanicalventilationwithactivehumidicationsystemusedinintensivecare
increasesthehumidityinthebreathingsystem.Morehumidityandheatenterthe
circuitfromtheCO
2
absorberandfromtheairexhaledbythepatient.Duringlowow
anesthesia,morerebreathedgascirculatesthroughtheCO
2
absorber.Watertraps
placedintheinspiratoryandexpiratorylimbsofthebreathingsystemareusefulfor
collectingcondensedwaterfromthebreathingsystemduringmechanicalventilation
withactivehumidicationsystemorlong-lastinganesthesia.
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