The impact of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) on coughing distance: implications on its use during the novel coronavirus disease outbreak

Can J Anaesth. 2020 Jul;67(7):893-894. doi: 10.1007/s12630-020-01634-3. Epub 2020 Mar 18.

Authors

Ne-Hooi Will Loh¹, Yanni Tan², Juvel Taculod³, Billy Gorospe³, Analine S Teope⁴, Jyoti Somani⁵, Addy Yong Hui Tan²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesia, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore. will.loh@nus.edu.sg.
² Department of Anaesthesia, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
³ Division of Critical Care - Respiratory Therapy, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
⁴ National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Cannula*
Coronavirus Infections / complications
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control
Coronavirus Infections / therapy*
Cough / etiology
Cough / physiopathology*
Humans
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / instrumentation*
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / methods*
Pandemics / prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral / complications
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral / therapy*
SARS-CoV-2