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Seven portable lung ventilators were investigated to assess the risk of bacterial colonization of the ventilator valve. One valve was deliberately contaminated with Serratia marcescens and the survival of organisms within the valve studied. Periods of colonization by Acinetobacter were found in all the hospital ventilators studied but none of those from the ambulance service. The potential risk to the patient from this organism is discussed and the importance of adequate storage and regular cleaning of the ventilator valve emphasised. Since humidification of the patients inspired gas during transfer is desirable, the use of a combined heat and moisture exchanger and microbiological filter would appear advisable.
M P Shelly, and
G R Park, and
R E Warren, and
R J Whetstone
February 1981,
British journal of hospital medicine,
M P Shelly, and
G R Park, and
R E Warren, and
R J Whetstone
February 1983,
Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica,
M P Shelly, and
G R Park, and
R E Warren, and
R J Whetstone
August 1982,
British journal of anaesthesia,
M P Shelly, and
G R Park, and
R E Warren, and
R J Whetstone
March 1999,
Revista de enfermeria (Barcelona, Spain),
M P Shelly, and
G R Park, and
R E Warren, and
R J Whetstone
November 2004,
Health devices,
M P Shelly, and
G R Park, and
R E Warren, and
R J Whetstone
December 1992,
Health devices,
M P Shelly, and
G R Park, and
R E Warren, and
R J Whetstone
April 1988,
Health devices,
M P Shelly, and
G R Park, and
R E Warren, and
R J Whetstone
August 1992,
Health devices,
M P Shelly, and
G R Park, and
R E Warren, and
R J Whetstone
December 1988,
Health devices,
M P Shelly, and
G R Park, and
R E Warren, and
R J Whetstone
March 1993,
British journal of anaesthesia,
