An Index Combining Respiratory Rate and Oxygenation to Predict Outcome of Nasal High-Flow Therapy

Roca, Oriol; Caralt, Berta; Messika, Jonathan; Samper, Manuel; Sztrymf, Benjamin; Hernández, Gonzalo; García-de-Acilu, Marina; Frat, Jean-Pierre; Ramón Masclans, Joan; Ricard, Jean-Damien

doi:10.1164/rccm.201803-0589oc

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An Index Combining Respiratory Rate and Oxygenation to Predict Outcome of Nasal High-Flow Therapy

Published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine • Dec 21, 2018

Authors:

Oriol Roca

Berta Caralt

Jonathan Messika

Abstract

Abstract Rationale One important concern during high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure is to not delay intubation. Objectives To validate the diagnostic accuracy of an index (termed ROX and defined as the ratio of oxygen saturation as measured by ...

Subject

Medicine

Nasal cannula

Confidence interval

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