TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Humidification and the Ventilator Circuit A1 - Hess, Dean R. A1 - Kacmarek, Robert M. PY - 2019 T2 - Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation, 4e AB - Explain why humidification of the inspired gas is necessary during mechanical ventilation.Compare active and passive humidification.Discuss issues related to the ventilator circuit and gas delivery to the patient.Describe why circuit compressible volume is an important consideration during mechanical ventilation.Discuss the appropriate role of alarms during mechanical ventilation. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1157418787 ER -