The following educational resources are from Vapotherm, one of the companies that makes high flow nasal oxygen therapy systems. Another company that makes these systems is Optiflow by Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd [Link is to their educational resources page].
These product technical manuals cover the use of high flow nasal cannulas in neonatology (1), pediatrics (4), adult patients (5) and in other circumstances [Resources below].
Resources:
(1) NICU Pocket Guide: Guidelines and Best Practices for High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) [Link is to the 8 page PDF download]
(2) Consensus approach to nasal high-flow therapy in neonates [PubMed Abstract] [Full Text article is behind a paywall]. J Perinatol. 2017 Jul;37(7):809-813. doi: 10.1038/jp.2017.24. Epub 2017 Mar 23.
(3) Researchers Publish Approach to High Flow Nasal Cannula in Neonates [This is a link to a summary of Resource (2) above prepared by Vapotherm because the full text article is not freely available (is behind a paywall]).
(4) Pediatric Pocket Guide: Guidelines and Best Practices for High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) [Link is to the 8 page PDF download].
(5) Adult/ED Pocket Guide: Guidelines and Best Practices for High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC). [The link is to the 8 page PDF.]
(6) Vapotherm Hi-VNI® Technology Guidelines for the NIPPV Intolerant Patient [Link is to the 2 page PDF.]
(7) Best Practices for Vent/Trach Weaning in a Long Term Acute Care Hospital [Link is to the 2 page PDF.]
