Surgical mask on top of high-flow nasal cannula improves oxygenation in critically ill COVID-19 patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure

Abstract Objective Critically ill patients admitted in ICU because of COVID-19 infection display severe hypoxemic respiratory failure. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign recommends oxygenation through high-flow nasal cannula over non-invasive ventilation. The primary outcome of our study was to evaluate...

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Main Authors: Virginie Montiel, Arnaud Robert, Annie Robert, Anas Nabaoui, Tourneux Marie, Natalia Morales Mestre, Maerckx Guillaume, Pierre-François Laterre, Xavier Wittebole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-09-01
Series:Annals of Intensive Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13613-020-00744-x