High flow nasal therapy in perioperative medicine: from operating room to general ward

Abstract Background High flow nasal therapy (HFNT) is a technique in which humidified and heated gas is delivered to the airways through the nose via small nasal prongs at flows that are higher than the rates generally applied during conventional oxygen therapy. The delivered high flow rates combine...

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Main Authors: Andrea Cortegiani, Giuseppe Accurso, Sebastiano Mercadante, Antonino Giarratano, Cesare Gregoretti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-018-0623-4