Administering Nitric Oxide (NO) with High Flow Nasal Cannulas: A Simple Method

Vladimir L Cousin; Raphael Joye; Angelo Polito

doi:10.3390/arm92010012

Administering Nitric Oxide (NO) with High Flow Nasal Cannulas: A Simple Method

Adv Respir Med. 2024 Feb 8;92(1):92-95. doi: 10.3390/arm92010012.

Authors

Vladimir L Cousin^{1

2}, Raphael Joye³, Angelo Polito¹

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
² Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Rue Willy Donzé 6, CH-1205 Geneva, Switzerland.
³ Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland.

Abstract

Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) is a pulmonary vasodilator that plays an important clinical ICU role. The administration of iNO is usually performed through an endotracheal tube, but spontaneously breathing patients might also benefit from iNO administration. The use of the non-invasive administration of iNO through high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) allows for NO delivery in spontaneously breathing patients who still need supplemental oxygen and positive airway pressure. A simple method to administer NO through HFNC is described here using standard commercially available NO administration and HFNC.

Keywords: high-flow nasal cannula; nitric oxide; pediatric intensive care unit; pulmonary hypertension.

MeSH terms

Cannula* / adverse effects
Humans
Lung
Nitric Oxide* / therapeutic use
Respiration

Substances

Nitric Oxide

Grants and funding

The authors declare that no funds, grants, or other support were received during the preparation of this manuscript.