Comparison of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy and non-invasive ventilation as first-line therapy in respiratory failure: a multicenter retrospective study.
Yasutaka KogaKotaro KanedaNao FujiiRyo TanakaTakashi MiyauchiMotoki FujitaKouko HidakaYasutaka OdaRyosuke TsurutaPublished in: Acute medicine & surgery (2019)
High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy could be more beneficial than NIV in patients with pneumonia or non-hypercapnia, but not in patients with cardiogenic pulmonary edema or hypercapnia.