Nasal high flow oxygen therapy after extubation: the road is open but don't drive too fast!

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Antoine Rabbat et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Dec.

. 2016 Dec;8(12):E1620-E1624.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.12.08.

¹ Service de pneumologie et Soins Intensifs Respiratoires, Hôpital Cochin, APHP, Université René Descartes Paris5, Paris, France.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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