Effectiveness of heated gases in patients with artificial airways to maintain adequate temperature and humidity

Abstract

Method: A systematic review of the 10 selected scientific articles on the effectiveness of heated gases in patients with artificial airways to maintain appropriate temperature and humidity was conducted. These articles were found in the following databases: PubMed, Scielo, Cochrane, LILACS, and Medline. All articles were evaluated using the GRADE scale to determine their quality and strength of evidence.

Results: Of the 10 articles studied, 33.3% (3/10) were systematic review designs, 20% (2/10) were experimental trials, 10% (1/10) were cohort studies, 33.3% (3/10) were experimental studies, and 10% (1/10) were case-control studies.

Conclusions: Of the 10 articles evaluated (10/10), 100% demonstrate the effectiveness of using heated gases in patients with artificial airways.

Método: La revisión sistemática de los 10 artículos científicos seleccionados sobre la efectividad del uso de gases calentados en pacientes con vía aérea artificial para mantener una temperatura y humedad adecuadas, fueron ubicados en las siguientes bases de datos: PubMed, Scielo, Cochrane, LILACS y Medline. Todos ellos fueron evaluados según la escala GRADE para determinar su calidad y fuerza de la evidencia. Resultados: De los 10 artículos estudiados, el 33.3% (3/10) corresponden al diseño metodológico de revisiones sistemáticas, el 20% (2/10) a ensayo experimental, el 10% (1/10) a cohorte, el 33.3% (3/10) experimental y el 10% (1/10) caso control. Conclusiones: De los 10 artículos evaluados (10/10), el 100% evidencian la efectividad del uso de gases calentados en pacientes con vía aérea artificial.