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High Flow Oxygen in Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Dr Paul Crofts1, Dr. Fui Yong2 , Dr Mark Smith3 , Dr. Shaun McMahon4

1 Anaesthetic specialist trainee, Barnsley Hospital, UK

2 Senior Anaesthetic Trainee, Royal Victoria Hospital, Newcastle, UK

3 Intensive Care and Anaesthetic Consultant, Rotherham General Hospital, UK

4 Consultant Anaesthetist, Freeman Hospital, UK

ATOTW editor: Dr Alison Jackson, Specialist Anaesthetist, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand
Corresponding email: paulcrofts@nhs.net

Published December 8, 2020

Abstract

An overview of the use of high flow nasal oxygen therapy in anaesthesia and critical care. The article covers the mechanism of high flow oxygen and its physiological benefits. Some proposed uses of high flow nasal oxygen are described including apnoeic oxygenation.

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