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Information Sheet • Airway Management Inter-Therm™ T+ The Inter-Therm T+ is a heat and moisture exchange device designed for use with spontaneously breathing patients to reduce loss of heat and moisture during respiration. When a patient has a tracheostomy, the normal process of temperature and moisture maintenance is bypassed by the insertion of the tracheal tube. The possible loss of heat and moisture can lead to serious complications, notably damage to cilia and the mucous glands. This in turn may result in retention of sputum and atelectasis, production of mucous plugs and potential tube...