Nasal cannula
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Nasal cannula
A nasal cannula is a flexible plastic tube with two prong-shaped openings that can be placed in the nostrils to deliver oxygen to the body through the nose. Oxygen (usually from a moist, humidified source) passes through the tube and into the nostrils.
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| Author | Debby Golonka, MPH |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Denele Ivins |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Kimberly Dow, MD, FRCPC - Neonatology |
| Last Updated | May 15, 2007 |
| Last updated: | May 15, 2007 |
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| Author: | Debby Golonka, MPH |
| Reviewed By: | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics, Kimberly Dow, MD, FRCPC - Neonatology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Denele Ivins |
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