Fluid Balance Predicts Need for Intubation in Subjects With Respiratory Failure Initiated on High-Flow Nasal Cannula

• Published in: Respiratory care Vol. 66; no. 4; p. 566
• Main Authors: Varipapa, Jr, Robert J, DiGiacomo, Erik, Jamieson, Daniel B, Desale, Sameer, Sonti, Rajiv
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Cannula; Humans; Intubation, Intratracheal; Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; Respiratory Insufficiency - therapy; Retrospective Studies; Water-Electrolyte Balance; critical care; hypoxemic respiratory failure; high-flow nasal cannula

High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) has gained widespread use for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure on the basis of recent publications that demonstrated fewer intubations and perhaps lower mortality in certain situations. However, a subset of patients initiated on HFNC for respiratory failure ultimate...