Kumar N, Kumar Kandrakonda P, Rathinasamy M, Kumar A, Singh K, Kumar A, Kumar A. The Utility of High-Flow Nasal Oxygen Therapy in a Patient with Pneumonia Undergoing Lower Limb Orthopaedic Surgery: A Case Report.
Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim 2022;
50:458-461. [PMID:
36511497 PMCID:
PMC9885824 DOI:
10.5152/tjar.2022.21250]
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Abstract
A high-flow nasal cannula is commonly used to manage hypoxic respiratory failure. High-flow nasal cannula not only reduces respiratory effort and work of breathing but also provides better patient comfort. It lowers mortality compared to standard oxygen therapy or non-invasive ventila tion and is associated with more ventilator-free days. A 60-year-old female presented for the correction of ankle fracture with pneumonia and successfully underwent lower limb orthopaedic surgery under the subarachnoid block with the use of high-flow nasal oxygen therapy. High-flow nasal cannula may be considered as one of the useful options for intraoperative management of pneumonia in patients undergoing lower limb surgery under regional anaesthesia.
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