Humidification of Inspired Oxygen Is Increased With Pre-nasal Cannula, Compared to Intranasal Cannula.

BACKGROUND: Oxygen therapy is usually combined with a humidification device, to prevent mucosal dryness. Depending on the cannula design, oxygen can be administered pre- or intranasally (administration of oxygen in front of the nasal ostia vs cannula system inside the nasal vestibulum). The impact o...

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Publicado en:Respiratory Care Vol. 58; no. 8; pp. 1323 - 1329
Autores principales: Dellweg, Dominic, Wenze, Markus, Hoehn, Ekkehard, Bourgund, Olaf, Haidl, Peter
Formato: pictorial tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Aug2013
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