Benefits of early use of high-flow-nasal-cannula (HFNC) in patients with COVID-19 associated pneumonia()

INTRODUCTION: Severe COVID-19 is associated with hypoxemic bilateral pneumonia that leads to mechanical ventilation in a considerable proportion of patients. To the best of our knowledge, there are no recommendations about the best time to initiate high flow nasal cannula (HFNC). PATIENTS AND METHOD...

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Autores principales: García-Pereña, Laura, Ramos Sesma, Violeta, Tornero Divieso, María Lucía, Lluna Carrascosa, Alfonso, Velasco Fuentes, Sara, Parra-Ruiz, Jorge
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier España, S.L.U. 2022
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9130639/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35634247
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.medcle.2021.05.024
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Severe COVID-19 is associated with hypoxemic bilateral pneumonia that leads to mechanical ventilation in a considerable proportion of patients. To the best of our knowledge, there are no recommendations about the best time to initiate high flow nasal cannula (HFNC). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Retrospective study of all patients admitted for COVID-19 pneumonia who required HNFO between March 2020 and February 2021. Patients were grouped in early HNFC or late HNFC, according to the modified Kirby index. RESULTS: 53 patients were included. Forty-four of them were included in the early HFNC and 9 in late HNFC. There were no statistically significant clinical-epidemiological differences. Early use of HFNC was associated with a decrease in the need for intubation (29.5 vs. 66.6%, p = 0.044), hospital stay (18.8 d vs. 36 d, p = 0.022) and mortality (22.7 vs. 55.5%, p = 0.061). CONCLUSIONS: Early HFNC use is associated with a decrease in the need for intubation, mortality and overall hospital stay.

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