When there is a decrease in the oxygen level in the blood, the organs cannot continue their functions. If this condition is left untreated, serious breathing problems can occur. Today, many different methods of oxygen therapy are applied to cure various diseases. The lack of oxygen in the body is an extremely serious condition. It is of great importance that this situation is evaluated by physicians who are specialized in the field.
What is high flow oxygen therapy?
High flow oxygen therapy is a treatment method used when the oxygen level in the blood drops too low. In oxygen therapy, known as respiratory support, the general health status of people is of great importance in terms of treatment. The dose of oxygen therapy applied to people is determined by doctors who are experts in their field. High flow oxygen therapy is applied to people who need high levels of oxygen. These are people who often have trouble breathing. The method of applying humidified, heated, oxygen-enriched air is called high-flow oxygen therapy. In this form of treatment, there is no need to place any instruments etc. on the body. Air is given to people through a pressurized oxygen mask.
What does high flow oxygen therapy do?
This treatment method, also called high flow oxygen therapy, is applied to increase the oxygen level in the blood again. When the oxygen level in the bloodstream drops, conditions such as shortness of breath and respiratory failure occur. This causes damage to many organs, especially the lungs. Too low of oxygen in the blood is called hypoxemia.
Hypoxemic respiratory failure is also known as acute respiratory failure. High-flow oxygen therapy is used for support in the treatment of acute respiratory failure. In this treatment method, high flow oxygen device is used. It is extremely important that this device is used and applied by specialist physicians. The main diseases in which this treatment method is applied are as follows:
- hypoxemic respiratory failure
- pneumonia disease
- acute asthma
- Poisoning from carbon monoxide
- pulmonary embolism
- Serious respiratory diseases such as COPD
- Acute cardiological pulmonary edema
- Interstitial lung disorders
- Patients who can breathe through the tracheostomy procedure
- obstructive sleep apnea disease
- Lung hardening
What is high flow?
High flow is an English term. It means “high current” in Turkish. Another name for high flow oxygen therapy is high flow oxygen therapy. This term is used to describe oxygen therapy methods that apply high pressure.