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Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland

Oxygen delivered through nasal cannulae often has low effective FIO2

Published in Aging and Elder Health Week, December 11th, 2005

Therapeutic oxygen delivered to premature infants via nasal cannulae typically has low effective FIO2 , and is often equivalent to room air.

"Oxygen delivery through nasal cannulae to convalescent preterm infants is a common but largely unstudied practice," pediatricians in the United States explained.

"To learn more about current nasal cannula oxygen delivery practices," M. Walsh and colleagues at Case Western Reserve University "examined the variations in oxygen delivery through nasal cannulae among the centers of the Neonatal Research Network, the frequency of prescription of low levels of oxygen, and the success of weaning to room...

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