High-flow Nasal Cannula therapy : A feasible treatment for vulnerable elderly COVID-19 patients in the wards

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BACKGROUND: Invasive mechanical ventilation is the treatment of choice in COVID-19 patients when hypoxemia persists, despite maximum conventional oxygen administration. Some frail patients with severe hypoxemic respiratory failure are deemed not eligible for invasive mechanical ventilation.

OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) in the wards could serve as a rescue therapy in these frail patients.

METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included frail COVID-19 patients admitted to the hospital between March 9th and May 1st 2020. HFNC therapy was started in the wards. The primary endpoint was the survival rate at hospital discharge.

RESULTS: Thirty-two patients with a median age of 79.0 years (74.5-83.0) and a Clinical Frailty Score of 4 out of 9 (3-6) were included. Only 6% reported HFNC tolerability issues. The overall survival rate was 25% at hospital discharge.

CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that, when preferred, HFNC in the wards could be a potential rescue therapy for respiratory failure in vulnerable COVID-19 patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:50

Enthalten in:

Heart & lung : the journal of critical care - 50(2021), 5 vom: 15. Sept., Seite 654-659

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

van Steenkiste, Job [VerfasserIn]
van Herwerden, Michael C [VerfasserIn]
Weller, Dolf [VerfasserIn]
van den Bout, Christiaan J [VerfasserIn]
Ruiter, Rikje [VerfasserIn]
den Hollander, Jan G [VerfasserIn]
El Moussaoui, Rachida [VerfasserIn]
Verhoeven, Gert T [VerfasserIn]
van Noord, Charlotte [VerfasserIn]
van den Dorpel, Marinus A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Frailty
High-flow Nasal Cannula
Intensive care unit
Journal Article

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Date Completed 04.08.2021

Date Revised 17.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.hrtlng.2021.04.008

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NLM326464239