Papers by Egbert Pravinkumar
Critical Care, 2004
During invasive mechanical ventilation due to the dryness of medical gases is necessary to provid... more During invasive mechanical ventilation due to the dryness of medical gases is necessary to provide an adequate level of conditioning. The hot water humidifiers (HWH) heat the water, thus allowing the water vapor to heat and humidify the medical gases. In the common HWH there is a contact between the medical gases and the sterile water, thus increasing the risk of patient's colonization and infection. Recently to avoid the condensation in the inspiratory limb of the ventilator circuit, new heated ventilator circuits have been developed. In this in vitro study we evaluated the efficiency (absolute/relative humidity) of three HWH: (1) a common HWH without a heated ventilator circuit (MR 730, Fisher&Paykel, New Zeland), (2) the same HWH with a heated ventilator circuit (Mallinckrodt Dar, Italy) and (3) a new HWH (DAR HC 2000, Mallinkckrodt Dar, Italy) with a heated ventilator circuit in which the water vapor reaches the medical gases through a gorotex membrane, avoiding any direct contact between the water and gases. At a temperature of 35°C and 37°C the HWH and heated tube were evaluated.
The Lancet, 2003
1 Dindo D, Muller MK, Weber M, Clavien P-A. Obesity in general elective surgery. Lancet 2003; 361... more 1 Dindo D, Muller MK, Weber M, Clavien P-A. Obesity in general elective surgery. Lancet 2003; 361: 2032-35. 2 Association for the study of obesity.
Critical Care Medicine, 2003
During invasive mechanical ventilation due to the dryness of medical gases is necessary to provid... more During invasive mechanical ventilation due to the dryness of medical gases is necessary to provide an adequate level of conditioning. The hot water humidifiers (HWH) heat the water, thus allowing the water vapor to heat and humidify the medical gases. In the common HWH there is a contact between the medical gases and the sterile water, thus increasing the risk of patient's colonization and infection. Recently to avoid the condensation in the inspiratory limb of the ventilator circuit, new heated ventilator circuits have been developed. In this in vitro study we evaluated the efficiency (absolute/relative humidity) of three HWH: (1) a common HWH without a heated ventilator circuit (MR 730, Fisher&Paykel, New Zeland), (2) the same HWH with a heated ventilator circuit (Mallinckrodt Dar, Italy) and (3) a new HWH (DAR HC 2000, Mallinkckrodt Dar, Italy) with a heated ventilator circuit in which the water vapor reaches the medical gases through a gorotex membrane, avoiding any direct contact between the water and gases. At a temperature of 35°C and 37°C the HWH and heated tube were evaluated.
European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society, 2014
The aim of this article was to review the role of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in acute pulmonar... more The aim of this article was to review the role of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in acute pulmonary infectious diseases, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), H1N1 and tuberculosis, and to assess the risk of disease transmission with the use of NIV from patients to healthcare workers. We performed a clinical review by searching Medline and EMBASE. These databases were searched for articles on "clinical trials" and "randomised controlled trials". The keywords selected were non-invasive ventilation pulmonary infections, influenza-A (H1N1), SARS and tuberculosis. These terms were cross-referenced with the following keywords: health care workers, airborne infections, complications, intensive care unit and pandemic. The members of the International NIV Network examined the major results regarding NIV applications and SARS, H1N1 and tuberculosis. Cross-referencing mechanical ventilation with SARS yielded 76 studies, of which 10 studies involved the use of NI...
Tuberkuloz ve Toraks, 2013
Critical Care Medicine, 2006
Supportive Care in Cancer, 2014
ABSTRACT Intensive Care Unit; Cancer; Critically patients; outcome
Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2013
Critical Care Medicine, 2006
British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2003
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2014
Uploads
Papers by Egbert Pravinkumar