Comparison of hypoxemia, intubation procedure, and complications for non-invasive ventilation against high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy for patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: a non-randomized retrospective analysis for effectiveness and safety (NIVaHIC-aHRF)

Abstract Background Optimization of preoxygenation procedure can help to secure the method of intubation by reducing the risks of severe hypoxemia and other problems. There is confusion for efficacy of non-invasive ventilation compared to high-flow oxygen therapy regarding occurrence of severe hypox...

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Main Authors: Chao Zhang, Min Ou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-021-00402-w