High-Flow Nasal Cannula for COVID-19 Patients: A Multicenter Retrospective Study in China

Background: High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) may help avoid intubation of hypoxemic patients suffering from COVID-19; however, it may also contribute to delaying intubation, which may increase mortality. Here, we aimed to identify the predictors of HFNC failure among patients with COVID-19.Methods: We...

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Main Authors: Jun Duan, Jia Zeng, Puyu Deng, Zhong Ni, Rongli Lu, Wenxi Xia, Guoqiang Jing, Xiaoping Su, Stephan Ehrmann, Wei Zhang, Jie Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmolb.2021.639100/full