Clinical Trial: Patients Comfort During Highflow Oxygen Therapy With Asymmetrical Prongs
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Respiratory Failure
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: Patients Comfort During Highflow Oxygen Therapy With Asymmetrical Prongs
Brief Summary:
High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is a respiratory support device widely used to manage acute respiratory failure (ARF) and recommended in different patient populations according to the last European Respiratory Society and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine guidelines.HFNC delivers heated and humidified oxygen that facilitates airway secretion clearance, and its use is associated with improvement of oxygenation and reduction of airway dead space compared to standard oxygen therapy.Finally, all these…
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