Assessment of the potential for pathogen dispersal during high-flow nasal therapy

High-flow nasal therapy is increasingly used in hospitals because of its effectiveness and patient comfort. However, pathogens in the patient's nasal and oral cavities may be dispersed by forced air. This study aimed to investigate the risk of pathogen dispersal during high-flow nasal therapy....

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Autores principales: Kotoda, M., Hishiyama, S., Mitsui, K., Tanikawa, T., Morikawa, S., Takamino, A., Matsukawa, T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7114853/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31759093
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2019.11.010
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author Kotoda, M.
Hishiyama, S.
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Morikawa, S.
Takamino, A.
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description High-flow nasal therapy is increasingly used in hospitals because of its effectiveness and patient comfort. However, pathogens in the patient's nasal and oral cavities may be dispersed by forced air. This study aimed to investigate the risk of pathogen dispersal during high-flow nasal therapy. Liquid and bacterial dispersal were assessed via in-vitro experimental set-ups using a manikin. Thickened water or fresh yeast solution mimicked saliva and nasal mucus secretions. Dispersal was limited to the proximal area of the face and nasal cannula, suggesting that high-flow nasal therapy does not increase the risk of droplet and contact infection.
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spelling pubmed-71148532020-04-02 Assessment of the potential for pathogen dispersal during high-flow nasal therapy Kotoda, M. Hishiyama, S. Mitsui, K. Tanikawa, T. Morikawa, S. Takamino, A. Matsukawa, T. J Hosp Infect Article High-flow nasal therapy is increasingly used in hospitals because of its effectiveness and patient comfort. However, pathogens in the patient's nasal and oral cavities may be dispersed by forced air. This study aimed to investigate the risk of pathogen dispersal during high-flow nasal therapy. Liquid and bacterial dispersal were assessed via in-vitro experimental set-ups using a manikin. Thickened water or fresh yeast solution mimicked saliva and nasal mucus secretions. Dispersal was limited to the proximal area of the face and nasal cannula, suggesting that high-flow nasal therapy does not increase the risk of droplet and contact infection. The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2020-04 2019-11-20 /pmc/articles/PMC7114853/ /pubmed/31759093 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2019.11.010 Text en © 2019 The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Since January 2020 Elsevier has created a COVID-19 resource centre with free information in English and Mandarin on the novel coronavirus COVID-19. The COVID-19 resource centre is hosted on Elsevier Connect, the company's public news and information website. Elsevier hereby grants permission to make all its COVID-19-related research that is available on the COVID-19 resource centre - including this research content - immediately available in PubMed Central and other publicly funded repositories, such as the WHO COVID database with rights for unrestricted research re-use and analyses in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for free by Elsevier for as long as the COVID-19 resource centre remains active.
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