Comparing high-flow nasal cannula oxygen and non-invasive ventilation to standard oxygenation in non-selected intensive care unit patients admitted for acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: protocol for the KISS (Key oxygenation Interventions in Surgical and non-Surgical patients) adaptive randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Hypoxaemic acute respiratory failure (ARF) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients is associated with high mortality. Three main devices are used to provide oxygen to hypoxaemic ARF patients: non-invasive ventilation (NIV), high-flow nasal cannula oxygen (HFNO) and standard oxygen (first-attempt device in usual care). To date, no multicentre randomised controlled study has compared NIV and HFNO to standard oxygen with day 28 mortality rate as primary outcome in hypoxaemic ARF in non-selected patients. Our hypothesis is that NIV and/or HFNO is superior to standard oxygen to reduce day 28 mortality rate in hypoxaemic ARF.

Methods and analysis

The Key oxygenation Interventions in Surgical and non-Surgical patients (KISS) trial is an adaptive investigator-initiated, m

SUBMITTER: Jaber S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12542569 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature