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Beneficial Effects of Non-Invasive Ventilation After Extubation in Obese or Overweight Patients: A Post-Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Arnaud W ThilleRémi CoudroyMai-Anh NayArnaud GacouinMaxens DecavèleRomain SonnevilleFrançois BeloncleChristophe GiraultLaurence DangersAlexandre LautretteQuentin LevratAnahita RouzéEmmanuel VivierJean-Baptiste LascarrouJean-Damien RicardArmand Mekontso-DessapGuillaume BarberetChristine LebertStephan EhrmannAlexandre MassriJeremy BourenneGael PradelPierre BaillyNicolas TerziJean DellamonicaGuillaume LacaveRené RobertJean-Pierre FratStéphanie Ragotnull null
Published in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (2021)
Prophylactic NIV alternating with HFNO immediately after extubation significantly decreased the risk of reintubation and death as compared with HFNO alone in obese or overweight patients at high-risk of extubation failure. By contrast, NIV was not effective in normal or underweight patients.
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