A nasal cannula is a medical device that provides supplemental oxygen therapy to people who have lower oxygen levels. There are two types of nasal cannulas: low flow and high flow. The device has two ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The addition of high-flow nasal cannula to long-term oxygen therapy may ...
After high flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy, 15% of patients had to be intubated and mechanically ventilated, but the majority stepped down to regular oxygen therapy. SAN ANTONIO — Elderly patients ...
The most common indication for the administration of supplemental oxygen is acute or chronic hypoxemia. Causes include pulmonary infection, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive ...
BACKGROUND: Conflicting recommendations exist on whether high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy should be administered to adult patients in critical care with acute hypoxemic respiratory ...
In a meta-analysis published in CMAJ, Ou and colleagues reported that, compared with use of conventional oxygen therapy, use of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy could reduce the intubation rate ...
To the Editor: Frat and colleagues (June 4 issue) 1 report a survival benefit with high-flow oxygen, as compared with standard oxygen or noninvasive ventilation, in patients with acute hypoxemic ...
Current guidelines recommend only supportive care such as supplemental oxygen and hydration for infants with bronchiolitis. [1] A multicenter, randomized trial [2] evaluated whether high-flow nasal ...