Placing a mask on COVID-19 patients during high-flow nasal cannula therapy reduces aerosol particle dispersion.
Jie LiJames B FinkAhmad A ElshafeiLaurel M StewartHannah J BarbianSara H MirzaLena Al-HarthiDavid VinesStephan EhrmannPublished in: ERJ open research (2021)
Wearing a surgical/procedure mask over high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) reduces aerosol particle concentrations in the patients' vicinity. Wearing a mask over HFNC should be encouraged to reduce risks of aerosol transmission. #COVID19 https://bit.ly/2HLg5cE.
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