High flow nasal oxygen < em > vs. < /em > conventional oxygen therapy over respiratory oxygenation index after esophagectomy: an observational study
CONCLUSIONS: HFNC improved the ROX index after esophagectomy through significant respiratory rate reduction. This tool should be considered for early respiratory support after extubation in this category of patients, not only as a rescue therapy for ARF, but also to optimize early postoperative respiratory function. Whether this will improve patients' outcomes requires further large randomized controlled trials.PMID:38505084 | PMC:PMC10944724 | DOI:10.21037/jtd-23-1176
Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Cristian Deana Massimo Vecchiato Francesco Bellocchio Annarita Tullio Antonio Martino Antonio Ziccarelli Vincenzo Patruno Marika Pascolo Flavio Bassi Marta Pontoni Paola Raimondi Lorenzo Cereser Luigi Vetrugno Roberto Petri Alessandro Uzzau Source Type: research
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