Tag: high-flow

FLORALI – breathe (HFHO2) in through the nose

High flow humidified nasal oxygen for respiratory failure has been gaining popularity both in adult and paediatric care in recent years. A number of studies have shown promising results. Announced last year but published this month, FLORALI was a multicenter, sealed randomization, pragmatic RCT with a well-defined study protocol, performed in more than 20 ICUs in France and …

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Nasal high-flow oxygen prevents re-intubation

Maggiore et al have looked at the use of nasal high-flow oxygen in 100-ish pneumonia/trauma patients and found, most significantly, a reduction in re-intubation rate. You also get more sats for your FiO2, and fewer mask-now-on-their-ear moments. We know it gives flow-related 2-5 cmH2O of CPAP and is preferred by claustrophobes, but this small study suggests …

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