High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy versus conventional oxygen therapy in patients with acute respiratory failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy versus conventional oxygen therapy in patients with acute respiratory failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Abstract Background Acute respiratory failure (ARF) is a common and life-threatening medical emergency in patients admitted to the hospital. Currently, there is a lack of large-scale evidence on the use of high-flow nasal cannulas (HFNC) in patients with ARF. In this systematic review and meta-analy...

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Main Authors: Youfeng Zhu, Haiyan Yin, Rui Zhang, Jianrui Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
High-flow nasal cannula
Mortality
Acute respiratory failure
Treatment
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-017-0525-0

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