High-flow nasal cannula: Mechanisms, evidence and recommendations

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 139-145

  Manley, Brett J ^a,b   Owen, Louise S ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continuous positive airway pressure; Neonatal intensive care; Newborn; Premature infant; Respiratory distress syndrome

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED VENTILATION; BREATHING MECHANICS; EXTUBATION; HEATING; HIGH FLOW NASAL CANNULA; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; LUNG PRESSURE; NASAL CANNULA; NASOPHARYNX; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; OXYGENATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY GAS HUMIDIFIER; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; REVIEW; DEVICES; NEWBORN; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84957899975     PISSN: 1744165X     EISSN: 18780946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2016.01.002     Document Type: Review

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