As doctors brace for second wave of COVID-19, they have a new approach: High-flow nasal cannula.
Early cases of COVID-19 are believed to be linked to a live-animal market in Wuhan, China.Treatment of COVID-19 has been a medical puzzle for front-line doctors largely learning about the disease in real-time without proven protocols. During the first crush of COVID-19, physicians in the U.S. relied heavily on mechanical ventilation to rescue oxygen-starved patients.
Despite doctors' best efforts, survival statistics for COVID-19 patients on ventilators told a grim story: only about a third survived, according to the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre.With the help of patient data from around the world, the approach to COVID-19 respiratory failure evolved and using a ventilator early fell out of favor.
And while high-flow nasal cannula cannot completely take over a person's breathing like a ventilator, it's less invasive, has fewer dangerous complications and is sometimes enough breathing support for a patient to recover. In With COVID-19 hospitalizations rising in some states and the possibility of a second wave on the horizon, high-flow nasal cannula manufacturers are preparing.
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