Surgical mask on top of high-flow nasal cannula improves oxygenation in critically ill COVID-19 patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure.

Virginie MontielArnaud RobertAnnie RobertAnas NabaouiTourneux MarieNatalia Morales MestreMaerckx GuillaumePierre-François LaterreXavier Wittebole

Published in: Annals of intensive care (2020)

A surgical mask placed on patient's face already treated by a High-flow nasal cannula device improves COVID-19 patient's oxygenation admitted in Intensive Care Unit for severe hypoxemic respiratory failure without any clinically relevant side.

Keyphrases

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intensive care unit
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coronavirus disease
chronic rhinosinusitis
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