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Review
. 2017 Mar 21;21(1):62.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-017-1640-2.

High-flow nasal cannula support therapy: new insights and improving performance

Gonzalo Hernández  1 , Oriol Roca  2   3 , Laura Colinas  4
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Review

High-flow nasal cannula support therapy: new insights and improving performance

Gonzalo Hernández et al. Crit Care. .

Abstract

This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2017. Other selected articles can be found online at http://ccforum.com/series/annualupdate2017 . Further information about the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine is available from http://www.springer.com/series/8901 .

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