Heat and moisture exchangers (HME) vs heated humidifiers (HH)
Pneumonia · ventilated adults (18 trials) and children (1 trial)
Heat and moisture exchangers (HME) showed no clear difference in pneumonia (Measured over 4‐21 days (median 4 days)) compared with heated humidifiers (HH) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Heat and moisture exchangers versus heated humidifiers for mechanically ventilated adults and children 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.93 [0.73, 1.19]13 studies · 2251 participantsLow