A review of the use of high flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy in hospitalized children at a regional hospital in the Cape Town Metro, South Africa

Background: High-flow nasal cannula oxygen (HFNC) is a non-invasive alternative to nasal continuous positive pressure oxygen (CPAP) therapy for infants and children requiring respiratory support. There is a paucity of literature to support its use in children, with no published data from sub-Saha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hoffman, Elizabeth
Other Authors: Cooke, Melissa Louise
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Health Sciences 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30128