High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy for admitted COPD-patients. A retrospective cohort study.
Pieter VeenstraNic J G M VeegerRalph J H KoppersMarieke L DuivermanWouter H Van GeffenPublished in: PloS one (2022)
This large retrospective study showed that HFNC-treatment in patients with an AECOPD was initiated most often for sputum stasis as primary reason. Factors associated with improved outcomes of HFNC-treatment was the absence of vascular and/or cardiac co-morbidities and no need for in-hospital NIV-treatment.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- chronic kidney disease
- heart failure
- cystic fibrosis
- left ventricular
- newly diagnosed
- combination therapy
- peritoneal dialysis
- atrial fibrillation
- obstructive sleep apnea
- insulin resistance
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported outcomes
- lung function
- electronic health record
- positive airway pressure