Placing a mask on COVID-19 patients during high-flow nasal cannula therapy reduces aerosol particle dispersion

• Jie Li,
• James B. Fink,
• Ahmad A. Elshafei,
• Laurel M. Stewart,
• Hannah J. Barbian,
• Sara H. Mirza,
• Lena Al-Harthi,
• David Vines,
• Stephan Ehrmann

Affiliations

Jie Li

Dept of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, Division of Respiratory Care, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

James B. Fink

Dept of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, Division of Respiratory Care, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

Ahmad A. Elshafei

Dept of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, Division of Respiratory Care, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

Laurel M. Stewart

Dept of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, Division of Respiratory Care, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

Hannah J. Barbian

Dept of Microbial Pathogens and Immunity, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA

Sara H. Mirza

Dept of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, Division of Respiratory Care, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

Lena Al-Harthi

Dept of Microbial Pathogens and Immunity, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA

David Vines

Dept of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, Division of Respiratory Care, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

Stephan Ehrmann

CHRU Tours, Médecine Intensive Réanimation, CIC INSERM 1415, CRICS-TriggerSEP Research Network, Tours, France