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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-09-01
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Series: | Annals of Intensive Care |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13613-020-00744-x |