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Intubation of Newborns and Infants: A Solution to the Problem of Water Condensation
Author(s) -
Pedersen Brynjolf
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1977.tb01257.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dew point , condensation , intubation , tube (container) , dew , anesthesia , spiral (railway) , air space , thermodynamics , composite material , mechanical engineering , materials science , physics , engineering , aerospace engineering
Treatment with humidified air in intubated newborns and infants is often complicated by the embarrassing problem of water condensation. This problem is solved by the humidification system described below, in which the tube delivering humidified air is surrounded by an Armaflex® ‐insulated spiral‐wire tube. Through the space between the two tubes, an adjustable air warmer delivers dry air at a temperature and flow rate such that the temperature of the humidified air in the delivery tube is maintained above its dew‐point temperature.