High flow nasal cannula is a good treatment option for COVID-19

High Flow Nasal Cannula, Is There a Role in COPD?

High Flow Nasal Cannula Therapy in Neonatology

Introduction ........................................................ 1 List of Terms ....................................................... 2 High Flow Therapy (HFT) Defined .................... 2 Multiple Mechanisms of Action ........................ 3 HFT in the Context of Current Practices in Neonatal Respiratory Care ............................ 4 HFT: A Unique Noninvasive Respiratory Sup...

High-flow nasal cannula: recommendations for daily practice in pediatrics

High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is a relatively new device for respiratory support. In pediatrics, HFNC use continues to increase as the system is easily set up and is well tolerated by patients. The use of nasal cannula adapted to the infant's nares size to deliver heated and humidified gas at high flow rates has been associated with improvements in washout of nasopharyngeal dead space, lung mu...

High-flow nasal cannula therapy for adult patients

High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy has several physiological advantages over traditional oxygen therapy devices, including decreased nasopharyngeal resistance, washing out of the nasopharyngeal dead space, generation of positive pressure in the pharynx, increasing alveolar recruitment in the lungs, humidification of the airways, increased fraction of inspired oxygen and improved muco...

High-flow nasal cannula: a kinder, gentler CPAP?

1 he Kaiser HMO system may limit the generalizability of heir results. It is possible that the observed risks are understimates of those that would be observed in a less-advantaged opulation. In conclusion, Petrini et al have provided important ew information about the long-term prognosis of infants orn at late preterm gestational ages. Pediatricians and other roviders of care to late preterm i...