We answer with pleasure the authors' comments challenging the role of high-flow oxygen
therapy in rapid improvement of signs of respiratory failure as compared to standard
oxygen. In this before-after study including 102 patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory
failure treated by standard oxygen in the first period and then by high-flow oxygen
therapy, we found that 61% of patients receiving high-flow presented improved signs
of respiratory failure within the first hour as compared to 15% with standard oxygen
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Publication History
Published online: May 04, 2019
Accepted:
May 3,
2019
Received:
April 28,
2019
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