Jasin L R, Kern S, Thompson S, Walter C, Rone J M, Yohannan M D
The Children's Medical Center of Dayton, One Children's Plaza, Dayton, OH 45458, USA.
J Perinatol. 2008 Nov;28(11):779-81. doi: 10.1038/jp.2008.99.
High humidity high flow nasal cannula has become a widely used alternative for nasal continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of apnea of prematurity. We describe our experience of one incident of subcutaneous scalp emphysema, pneumo-orbitis and pneumocephalus with concomitant use of the high-flow nasal cannula.
