High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy versus conventional oxygen therapy in patients with acute respiratory failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Abstract Background Acute respiratory failure (ARF) is a common and life-threatening medical emergency in patients admitted to the hospital. Currently, there is a lack of large-scale evidence on the use of high-flow nasal cannulas (HFNC) in patients with ARF. In this systematic review and meta-analy...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-017-0525-0 |