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cord-308800-b8gtwdxc	Goldhaber-Fiebert, Sara N.	Low-flow Nasal Cannula and Potential Nosocomial Spread of COVID-19	2020-05-18		.txt	text/plain	573	46	53	8 Even with single-occupancy rooms, healthcare providers could be exposed to or spread SARS-CoV-2 after touching contaminated surfaces surrounding unsuspected COVID-19 patients presenting for other reasons. Some institutions have begun covering low-flow nasal cannula, at least in certain contexts, 10 11 though discussions with peers across specialities and institutions suggest that practice is far from uniform and is often limited to known COVID-19 patients. 11 By a conservative estimate, if 10% of the occupants of the roughly one-million hospital beds in the US are on low-flow nasal cannula oxygen on any given day, that translates into 100,000 patients in US hospitals whose treatment may also be adding to nosocomial spread of SARS-CoV-2. With many governments currently encouraging everyone to wear cloth masks in public to decrease spread, our healthcare systems should likewise consider the potential risks from the constant blowing of uncovered, loose-fitting, low-flow nasal cannula oxygen.	./cache/cord-308800-b8gtwdxc.txt	./txt/cord-308800-b8gtwdxc.txt