page_title: Heated humidified high-flow therapy
hierarchical_section_title: Heated humidified high-flow therapy
caption_attribution_description: English: Sketch of heated humidified high-flow therapy
context_page_description: Heated humidified high-flow therapy, often also high flow nasal cannula or high flow nasal oxygen, is a type of respiratory support method that delivers a high flow of medical gas to a patient through an interface intended to create a wash-out of the upper airway. The applied gas is heated to best match human body temperature and humidified targeting ideal body saturation vapor pressure. It is used in acute and chronic breathing problems.
  A relevant parameter is the fraction of inspired oxygen.
context_section_description: Heated humidified high-flow  (HHHF) therapy, often also high flow nasal cannula(e) (HFNC) or high flow nasal oxygen (HFNO), is a type of respiratory support method that delivers a high flow (liters per minute) of medical gas to a patient through an interface (nasal cannulae) intended to create a wash-out of the upper airway.  The applied gas is heated to best match human body temperature (37 °C) and humidified targeting ideal body saturation vapor pressure. It is used in acute and chronic breathing problems.
  A relevant parameter is the fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO₂).
caption: Illustration of a patient using HFT device
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