Selected article for: "high flow nasal cannula and invasive mechanical ventilation"

Author: van Steenkiste, Job; van Herwerden, Michael C.; Weller, Dolf; van den Bout, Christiaan J.; Ruiter, Rikje; den Hollander, Jan G.; el Moussaoui, Rachida; Verhoeven, Gert T.; van Noord, Charlotte.; van den Dorpel, Marinus A.
Title: High-flow Nasal Cannula therapy: A feasible treatment for vulnerable elderly COVID-19 patients in the wards
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  • Document date: 2021_5_25
  • ID: rzhnnfq4
    Snippet: BACKGROUND: Invasive mechanical ventilation is the treatment of choice in COVID-19 patients when hypoxemia persists, despite maximum conventional oxygen administration. Some frail patients with severe hypoxemic respiratory failure are deemed not eligible for invasive mechanical ventilation. OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) in the wards could serve as a rescue therapy in these frail patients. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included frail COVID-19 patient
    Document: BACKGROUND: Invasive mechanical ventilation is the treatment of choice in COVID-19 patients when hypoxemia persists, despite maximum conventional oxygen administration. Some frail patients with severe hypoxemic respiratory failure are deemed not eligible for invasive mechanical ventilation. OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) in the wards could serve as a rescue therapy in these frail patients. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included frail COVID-19 patients admitted to the hospital between March 9(th) and May 1(st) 2020. HFNC therapy was started in the wards. The primary endpoint was the survival rate at hospital discharge. RESULTS: Thirty-two patients with a median age of 79.0 years (74.5-83.0) and a Clinical Frailty Score of 4 out of 9 (3-6) were included. Only 6% reported HFNC tolerability issues. The overall survival rate was 25% at hospital discharge. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that, when preferred, HFNC in the wards could be a potential rescue therapy for respiratory failure in vulnerable COVID-19 patients.

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