nasal cannulae

Soft plastic tubes that can be fitted comfortably into the nostrils for the administration of OXYGEN to patients. Nasal cannulae have advantages over masks in that they do not interfere with eating and spectacle wearing and avoid rebreathing of carbon dioxide.

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Arterial blood gases on this admission with her breathing 3 liters/ min of O2 via nasal cannulae were grossly abnormal with a pH of 7.

Mental disturbance for 4 days

3,4) Therefore, heated humidified high-flow nasal cannulae (HHHFNC) has been used in some centers in the past decade to provide supplemental oxygen and positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) by nasal cannulae (NC).

Heated humidified high-flow nasal cannulae (HHHFNC) have been used to provide supplemental oxygen and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP).

Preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) can be managed post extubation after intubation-surfactant-extubation (INSURE) method with either on nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) or high-flow nasal cannulae (HFNC).

High flow nasal cannulae versus nasal continuous positive airway pressure in neonates with respiratory distress syndrome managed with INSURE method: a randomized clinical trial

Various delivery devices that can be used for home/LTOT include nasal cannulae, nasal prongs, and masks, as described in Table 1.

Home-based long-term oxygen therapy and oxygen conservation devices: An updated review

The nasal interface is made of soft silicon, with a wider bore than traditional nasal cannulae, and is designed specifically to deliver humidified gas.

Evaluation of a humidified nasal high-flow oxygen system, using oxygraphy, capnography and measurement of upper airway pressures

Palliative oxygen was no better than air delivered by nasal cannulae for relieving dyspnea or improving quality of life in a study of 239 non-or mildly hypoxemic patients with terminal illness.

Both treatments were given via nasal cannulae from a blinded concentrator at 2 L per minute for at least 15 hours per day.

Palliative oxygen may not be worth the additional cost

We agreed also, that the OxyArm[TM] device would indeed be an excellent alternative for homecare patients who often report chaffing and soreness around the ears with nasal cannulae -something that is completely avoided via the OxyArm[TM].

The Oxyarm[TM] and Oxymask[TM] from southmedic, Inc

The prevention section details what makes patients vulnerable to pressure ulcers, such as long-term contact with devices including nasal cannulae and tracheostomy plates.

Draft guidelines address pressure ulcer care

o Five incrementally-close, anatomically proportional nasal cannulae sizes for a custom lit.

Inca[R] nasal CPAP assembly

They are designed to achieve maximum flow, comfort and assembly stability Nasal Cannulae come in several sizes.