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Comment
. 2020 May 14;55(5):2000892.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.00892-2020. Print 2020 May.

High-flow nasal cannula for COVID-19 patients: low risk of bio-aerosol dispersion

Jie Li  1 , James B Fink  2 , Stephan Ehrmann  3
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High-flow nasal cannula for COVID-19 patients: low risk of bio-aerosol dispersion

Jie Li et al. Eur Respir J. .

Abstract

Bio-aerosol dispersion via high-flow nasal cannula shows a similar risk to standard oxygen masks. High-flow nasal prongs with a surgical mask on the patient's face might benefit hypoxaemic COVID-19 patients without added risk for the environment. https://bit.ly/34p7Fyy

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: J. Li has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: J.B. Fink is the Chief Science Officer of Aerogen Pharma Corp. Conflict of interest: S. Ehrmann reports grants, personal fees and non-financial support from Fisher and Paykel, during the conduct of the study; grants, personal fees and non-financial support from Aerogen Ltd, personal fees and non-financial support from La diffusion technique française, grants from Hamilton medical, outside the submitted work.

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