Impact of flow and temperature on patient comfort during respiratory support by high-flow nasal cannula.

Tommaso MauriAlessandro GalazziFilippo BindaLaura MasciopintoNadia CorcioneEleonora CarlessoMarta LazzeriElena SpinelliDaniela TubioloCarlo Alberto VoltaIleana AdaminiAntonio PesentiGiacomo Grasselli

Published in: Critical care (London, England) (2018)

HFNC temperature seems to significantly impact the comfort of AHRF patients: for equal flow, lower temperature could be more comfortable. Higher flow does not decrease patient comfort; at variance, it improves comfort in the more severely hypoxemic patient.

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