High-flow nasal oxygen therapy in intensive care and anaesthesia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 18-27

  Renda, T ^a   Corrado, A ^b   Iskandar, G ^c   Pelaia, G ^d   Abdalla, K ^d   Navalesi, P ^d  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Pneumologic Centre 'Misericordia'   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

oxygen inhalation therapies; perioperative care; respiratory insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CARDIOGENIC PULMONARY EDEMA; ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EMBASE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXTUBATION; HIGH FLOW NASAL OXYGEN THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LUNG EDEMA; MEDLINE; OXYGEN DESATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; OXYGENATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; ANESTHESIA; HYPOXIA; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROCEDURES;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ANESTHESIA; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; HYPOXIA; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY;

EID: 85045537475     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2017.11.010     Document Type: Review

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