Chest
Volume 147, Issue 5, May 2015, Pages 1336-1343
Original Research: Critical CareExhaled Air Dispersion During Noninvasive Ventilation via Helmets and a Total Facemask
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ABBREVIATIONS
ACH
air changes per hour
A(H1N1)
pandemic 2009 influenza A(H1N1)
EPAP
expiratory positive airway pressure
HCW
health-care worker
HPS
human patient simulator
IPAP
inspiratory positive airway pressure
NIV
noninvasive ventilation
SARI
severe acute respiratory infection
SARS
severe acute respiratory syndrome
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FUNDING/SUPPORT: This study was funded by the Health and Medical Research Fund [Grant 12110392], Food and Health Bureau, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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