UChicago Medicine doctors see ‘remarkable’ success using ventilator alternatives to treat COVID-19

April 2020

Doctors at the University of Chicago Medicine are seeing “truly remarkable” results using high-flow nasal cannulas (HFNCs) rather than ventilators and intubation to treat some COVID-19 patients. HFNCs are non-invasive nasal prongs that sit below the nostrils and blow large volumes of warm, humidified oxygen into the nose and lungs.

https://www.hpnonline.com/surgical-critical-care/med-surg-equipment/article/21136074/uchicago-medicine-doctors-see-remarkable-success-using-ventilator-alternatives-to-treat-covid19