High-flow nasal cannula vs non-invasive ventilation in acute hypoxia: Propensity score matched study.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

The optimal treatment for early hypoxemic respiratory failure is unclear, and both high-flow nasal cannula and non-invasive ventilation are used. Determining clinically relevant outcomes for evaluating non-invasive respiratory support modalities remains a challenge.

Objectives

To compare the effectiveness of initial treatment with high-flow nasal cannula versus non-invasive ventilation for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure treated with high-flow nasal cannula or non-invasive ventilation within 24 hours of Emergency Department arrival (1/2018-12/2022). We matched patients 1:1 using a propensity score for odds of receiving non-invasive ventilation. The pri

SUBMITTER: Munroe ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10557810 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature