High-flow nasal cannula failure: can clinical outcomes determine early interruption?

Milena Siciliano Nascimento Danielle Eugênia Ribeiro Quinto Gisele Cristina Zamberlan Adriana Zamprônio Dos Santos Celso Moura Rebello Cristiane do Prado

Published in: Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2021)

The absence of clinical sign improvement within 30 minutes and for up to a maximum of 6 hours can be considered as failure of the high-flow nasal cannula therapy. If this time elapses with no improvements, escalating to another type of ventilatory support should be considered.

Keyphrases

chronic rhinosinusitis
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
respiratory failure
positive airway pressure
obstructive sleep apnea
intensive care unit
sleep apnea
mesenchymal stem cells
bone marrow
mechanical ventilation
replacement therapy