Low-flow nasal cannulas can only deliver a nasal cannula flow rate of 4-6 liters of oxygen per minute. They don't provide humidified or heated oxygen. So, they often dry out the nasal passages.

The most important role played by the High Flow nasal cannula is that it allows 100% oxygen and 60 liters of medical gas to be delivered per minute. The medical gas delivery system used traditionally ...

The oxygen flow in a standard nasal cannula is lower than other types, including the high flow nasal cannula (HFNC). HFNC A 2018 review explains that HFNCs can also heat the gas to 98.6 o F (37 o C).

In a study of critically ill patients with COVID-19 in Chongqing, China, high-flow nasal cannula effectively avoided ventilator use for the majority of patients. “The data offered new solutions ...

"Is that a nasal cannula?" Blake Lynch, BSN, RN, shared the internal thoughts of nurses while watching the popular new movie, "Dune: Part Two." "Hey bestie! Did you mean to order 1,000 mg of ...

Our objective is to assess the frequency of usage, safety and clinical utility of humidified high flow nasal cannula (HHFNC) in two tertiary care hospitals and compare outcomes to a historical ...

PITTSBURGH, March 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --"I wanted to create a hygienic covering to help protect the prongs of a nasal cannula," said an inventor, from Hemet, Calif., "so I invented the MEDICAL ...

Among pediatric patients hospitalized with bronchiolitis, use of weight-based non-ICU vs. ICU-only high-flow nasal cannula protocols was linked to lower yearly ICU admission rates, according to ...