Effect of oxygenation modalities among patients with postoperative respiratory failure: a pairwise and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Yazan Z M ZayedBabikir KheiriMahmoud BarbarawiLaith RashdanInderdeep GakhalEsra'a IsmailJosiane KerbageFatima RizkSaadia ShafiAreeg BalaShima SidahmedGhassan BachuwaElfateh Seedahmed
Published in: Journal of intensive care (2020)
Among patients with post-operative respiratory failure, HFNC and NIV were associated with significantly reduced rates of intubation and ICU-acquired infections compared with standard oxygen. Moreover, NIV was associated with reduced mortality in comparison with standard oxygen.