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SUBMITTER: Xu Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6192218 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xu Zhiheng Z Li Yimin Y Zhou Jianmeng J Li Xi X Huang Yongbo Y Liu Xiaoqing X Burns Karen E A KEA Zhong Nanshan N Zhang Haibo H
Respiratory research 20181016 1
<h4>Background</h4>High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) can be used as an initial support strategy for patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) and after extubation. However, no clear evidence exists to support or oppose HFNC use in clinical practice. We summarized the effects of HFNC, compared to conventional oxygen therapy (COT) and noninvasive ventilation (NIV), on important outcomes including treatment failure and intubation/reintubation rates in adult patients with ARF and after extubation.< ...[more]