High flow nasal cannula for respiratory support in preterm infants.
Affiliation
Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's and Children's Hospital, University of Adelaide, 72 King William Road, North Adelaide, SA, Australia, 5006.Issue Date
2011MeSH
ApneaCatheters
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy
Positive-Pressure Respiration
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
Ventilator Weaning
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High flow nasal cannula for respiratory support in preterm infants. 2011 (5):CD006405 Cochrane Database Syst RevJournal
The Cochrane database of systematic reviewsDOI
10.1002/14651858.CD006405.pub2PubMed ID
21563154Abstract
High flow nasal cannulae (HFNC) are small, thin, tapered cannulae used to deliver oxygen or blended oxygen and air at flow rates of > 1 L/min. HFNC can be used to provide high concentrations of oxygen and may deliver positive end-expiratory pressure.Item Type
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
1469-493Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1002/14651858.CD006405.pub2