High flow nasal cannula compared with conventional oxygen therapy for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Deborah J CookD GrantonD X WangY HelvizS EinavJ P FratA Mekontso-DessapA SchreiberE AzoulayA MercatA DemouleV LemialeA PesentiE D RivielloT MauriJ ManceboL BrochardK Burns

Published in: Intensive care medicine (2019)

In patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, HFNC may decrease the need for tracheal intubation without impacting mortality.

Keyphrases

respiratory failure
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
mechanical ventilation
cardiac arrest
cardiovascular events
acute respiratory distress syndrome
chronic rhinosinusitis
intensive care unit
cardiovascular disease
hepatitis b virus
aortic dissection