Saturday, October 29, 2016

High flow nasal cannula vs NIPPV post extubation




Question Is high-flow nasal cannula noninferior to noninvasive ventilation for preventing reintubation and postextubation respiratory failure?


Findings In this multicenter randomized noninferiority clinical trial that included 604 adults, the proportion requiring reintubation was 22.8% with high-flow therapy vs 19.1% with noninvasive ventilation, and postextubation respiratory failure was observed in 26.9% with high-flow therapy vs 39.8% with noninvasive ventilation, reaching the noninferiority threshold.


Meaning High-flow nasal cannula immediately after scheduled extubation was not inferior to noninvasive mechanical ventilation for risk of reintubation and postextubation respiratory failure in patients at high risk of reintubation.


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