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Heat and moisture exchangers (HME) vs heated humidifiers (HH)

Artificial airway occlusion (measured over 3‐15 days (median 4 days)) · ventilated adults (18 trials) and children (1 trial)

Heat and moisture exchangers (HME) showed no clear difference in artificial airway occlusion (measured over 3‐15 days (median 4 days)) compared with heated humidifiers (HH) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Heat and moisture exchangers (HME) vs heated humidifiers (HH)

All‐cause mortality, over the course of the study · ventilated adults (18 trials) and children (1 trial)

Heat and moisture exchangers (HME) showed no clear difference in mortality ‐ all cause (Measured over 3‐15 days (median 8 days)) compared with heated humidifiers (HH) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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