High-flow nasal cannula therapy with sequential noninvasive ventilation versus noninvasive ventilation alone as the initial ventilatory strategy in acute COPD exacerbations: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Abstract Background Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is the recommended mode of ventilation used in acute respiratory failure secondary to an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). Recent data has shown that high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) treatment can be an alternative f...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-12-01
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Series: | Trials |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06963-w |