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High-flow nasal oxygen for children's airway surgery to reduce hypoxaemic events: a randomised controlled trial

Tubeless upper airway surgery in children is a complex procedure in which surgeons and anaesthetists share the same operating field. These procedures are often interrupted for rescue oxygen therapy. 

Citation:
Humphreys S, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Taverner F, Davidson A, ……..Sommerfield D, Hauser N, Williams T, et al. High-flow nasal oxygen for children's airway surgery to reduce hypoxaemic events: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2024

Abstract:
Tubeless upper airway surgery in children is a complex procedure in which surgeons and anaesthetists share the same operating field. These procedures are often interrupted for rescue oxygen therapy.