title: [Nasal Highflow - Treatment option in severe hypoxaemia?].
abstract: Nasal High Flow (NHF) provides a warmed and humidified air stream. In pediatrics, this method is already in widespread use and is increasingly replacing the CPAP. New studies show success in treating adults. Currently the acute hypoxemic insufficiency cause of pneumoniae is a secured area of use. NHF is not inferior in comparison to other oxygen delivery systems. At this juncture effectiveness of this easy to use method is not clear. Preliminary reports describe an improvement in ventilation by the NHF. Here, a wash-out of the airways and improved alveolar ventilation seem to be the main operating principles.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Pneumologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig.
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bräunlich
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Pneumologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig.
authors.forename: Hubert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wirtz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D012123:Pulmonary Ventilation / Q000502:physiology; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen