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. 2021 Nov-Dec:189:106666.
doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2021.106666. Epub 2021 Oct 26.

High flow nasal cannula in older vulnerable COVID-19 patients: A missed opportunity?

Ruth A L Willems  1 , Bart Spaetgens  2 , Lennart H Conemans  3 , Geertjan Wesseling  3 , Coen D A Stehouwer  4 , Teba Alnima  5
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High flow nasal cannula in older vulnerable COVID-19 patients: A missed opportunity?

Ruth A L Willems et al. Respir Med. 2021 Nov-Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Frailty; High flow nasal cannula; Respiratory insufficiency.

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Fig. 1
Shows the Kaplan Meier survival curve (A), the maximum breathing frequency (B) and peripheral O2 saturation (C) during the course of the disease. Day 0 is the moment before inclusion and before start of HFNC treatment. HFNC: high flow nasal cannula, COT: conventional oxygen therapy.
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