Avoiding desaturation during endotracheal intubation: is high-flow nasal cannula the answer?

Nasal Cannula Apneic Oxygenation Prevents Desaturation During Endotracheal Intubation: An Integrative Literature Review

Patients requiring emergency airway management may be at greater risk of acute hypoxemic events because of underlying lung pathology, high metabolic demands, insufficient respiratory drive, obesity, or the inability to protect their airway against aspiration. Emergency tracheal intubation is often required before complete information needed to assess the risk of procedural hypoxia is acquired (...

High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy during hypoxemic respiratory failure.

Oxygen therapy remains the first line intervention in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. Several medical devices for oxygen therapy, which range from simple nasal cannula to non-rebreathing face masks, have been used in the management of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure.1 The choice of a specific oxygen delivery device is based on the patient’s oxygen requirements in terms of flow and desi...

Aerosol Therapy During Noninvasive Ventilation or High-Flow Nasal Cannula.

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) and high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) are increasingly used for patients with acute respiratory failure. Some patients receiving these therapies might also benefit from inhaled drug delivery. Thus, it is attractive to combine aerosol therapy with NIV or HFNC. The purpose of this paper is to review the available evidence related to the use of inhaled aerosols with NIV ...

High Flow Nasal Cannula, Is There a Role in COPD?

High Flow Nasal Cannula Therapy in Neonatology

Introduction ........................................................ 1 List of Terms ....................................................... 2 High Flow Therapy (HFT) Defined .................... 2 Multiple Mechanisms of Action ........................ 3 HFT in the Context of Current Practices in Neonatal Respiratory Care ............................ 4 HFT: A Unique Noninvasive Respiratory Sup...