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01-12-2016 | Letter to the Editor
FIRST, DO NO HARM: A Response to “Oral Alimentation in Neonatal and Adult Populations Requiring High-Flow Oxygen via Nasal Cannula”
Authors:
Pamela Dodrill, Memorie Gosa, Suzanne Thoyre, Catherine Shaker, Britt Pados, Jinhee Park, Nicole DePalma, Keith Hirst, Kara Larson, Jennifer Perez, Kayla Hernandez
Published in:
Dysphagia
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Issue 6/2016
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Excerpt
A recent paper [
1] has proposed that the use of respiratory support delivered via high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) does not have a direct impact on the safety of oral (PO, per os) feeding. As a group of NICU clinicians and researchers, we are writing to express our concern about the design and conclusions presented in this study. Specifically, the article does not present sufficient data for the NICU sample studied to support their conclusions in relation to this population (as detailed below). We believe that this could potentially place vulnerable infants at risk of unsafe feeding practices. …
