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. 2021 Mar-Apr;27(2):171-173.
doi: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2020.10.009. Epub 2020 Nov 16.

Wearing of medical mask over the high-flow nasal cannula for safer oxygen therapy in the COVID-19 era

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Wearing of medical mask over the high-flow nasal cannula for safer oxygen therapy in the COVID-19 era

S Hamada et al. Pulmonology. 2021 Mar-Apr.
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Photographs of droplet dispersion after cough when not utilizing (A) and utilizing supplemental oxygen via nasal cannula (B) and HFNC (C) and with an appropriately placed medical mask when not utilizing (D) and utilizing supplemental oxygen delivered by nasal cannula (E) and HFNC (F). HFNC = high-flow nasal cannula.

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