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Review Article
Neonatology (Perinatology)
Respiratory support with heated humidified high flow nasal cannula in preterm infants
Ga Won Jeon
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2016;59(10):389-394.   Published online October 17, 2016

The incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) has not decreased over the last decade. The most important way to decrease BPD is by weaning the patient from the ventilator as soon as possible in order to reduce ventilator-induced lung injury that underlies BPD, and by using a noninvasive ventilator (NIV). Use of a heated, humidified, high flow nasal cannula (HHHFNC), which...