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Objective To explore the effect of humidification of oxygen delivered by nasal cannula on the respiratory symptoms. Method A total of 540 patients receiving low-to-mid flow oxygen therapy (<4L/min) by nasal cannula for more than 12 hours were assigned to receive humidified (n=235) or dry (n=305)oxygen. While 226 patients receiving a low-to-mid flow oxygen therapy for more than 24 hours received humidified or dry oxygen respectively. The patients' respiratory symptoms were observed and recorded. Results Dryness over naso-pharyngeal region was the only symptom reported by patients in this study. There was no significant difference on the rate of dryness over naso-pharyngeal region between patients receiving humidified oxygen and patients receiving dry oxygen (P>0.05) either in the same patients when receiving dry and humidified oxygen (P>0.05). Conclusion Routine humidification is not necessary in low-to-mid flow oxygen therapy by nasal cannula.
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Objective To discuss influence of the humidification or non-humidification on oxygen humidity during low-mid volume oxygen inhalation through nasal cannula.Methods A total of 160 patients with low-mid volume oxygen inhalation through nasal cannula for≥12 hours were randomly assigned to the humidified group and the un-humidified group with 80 patients in each.Recording the chases of oxygen humidity from the humidifying bottles.at the same time the indoor air humidity was also observed.Influence of the humidification or non-humidification on oxygen humidity during low-mid volume oxygen inhalation through nasal cannula was observed.Results There was not significant difference in oxygen humidity between the two groups.Conclusions Routine humidifying is not necessary in low-mid volume oxygen inhalation through nasal cannula.