The AARC Clinical Practice Guideline: Humidification During Invasive and Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation recommends: I. HMEs should not be used when minute volumes 10 L/min. II. HMEs should not be used when patient body temperatures are

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The AARC Clinical Practice Guideline: Humidification During Invasive and Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation recommends:
 I.	HMEs should not be used when minute volumes > 10 L/min.
II.	HMEs should not be used when patient body temperatures are < 32 degrees Celsius.
III.	Use of HMEs are not recommended with low tidal volume (lung protective strategy) ventilation.
IV.	The use of HMEs is not recommended in non-invasive ventilation when patients have large leaks.

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The AARC Clinical Practice Guideline recommends against the use of Heat and Moisture Exchangers (HMEs) in situations where minute volumes are greater than 10 L/min, when patient body temperatures are below 32 degrees Celsius, during low tidal volume ventilation as part of a lung protective strategy, and in non-invasive ventilation when there are large leaks. These recommendations are based on the limitations of HMEs in effectively providing adequate humidification or filtration under these specific conditions.