Assessment of dispersion of airborne particles of oral/nasal fluid by high flow nasal cannula therapy.

Assessment of dispersion of airborne particles of oral/nasal fluid by high flow nasal cannula therapy.

<h4>Background</h4>Nasal High Flow (NHF) therapy delivers flows of heated humidified gases up to 60 LPM (litres per minute) via a nasal cannula. Particles of oral/nasal fluid released by patients undergoing NHF therapy may pose a cross-infection risk, which is a potential concern for tre...

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Main Authors: M C Jermy, C J T Spence, R Kirton, J F O'Donnell, N Kabaliuk, S Gaw, H Hockey, Y Jiang, Z Zulkhairi Abidin, R L Dougherty, P Rowe, A S Mahaliyana, A Gibbs, S A Roberts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246123

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246123

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