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Comment
. 2020 Aug 4;24(1):482.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-03184-y.

Compared to NIPPV, HFNC is more dangerous regarding aerosol dispersion and contamination of healthcare personnel: we are not sure

Patrick M Honore  1 , Leonel Barreto Gutierrez  2 , Luc Kugener  2 , Sebastien Redant  2 , Rachid Attou  2 , Andrea Gallerani  2 , David De Bels  2
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Comment

Compared to NIPPV, HFNC is more dangerous regarding aerosol dispersion and contamination of healthcare personnel: we are not sure

Patrick M Honore et al. Crit Care. .
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