Nasal High Flow to Modulate Dyspnea in Orally Intubated Weanable Patients

Lara Pisani^{1

2}, Massimo Antonelli^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences University of Bologna Bologna, Italy.
² Respiratory and Critical Care Unit IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna Bologna, Italy.
³ Department of Emergency, Intensive Care Medicine, and Anesthesia Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS Rome, Italy.
⁴ Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Rome, Italy.

Editorial

Lara Pisani et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Apr.

. 2025 Apr;211(4):544-546.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.202412-2574ED.

Lara Pisani^{1

2}, Massimo Antonelli^{3

4}

¹ Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences University of Bologna Bologna, Italy.
² Respiratory and Critical Care Unit IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna Bologna, Italy.
³ Department of Emergency, Intensive Care Medicine, and Anesthesia Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS Rome, Italy.
⁴ Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Rome, Italy.

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Comment on

Nasal High Flow to Modulate Dyspnea in Orally Intubated Patients.
Le Stang V, Graverot M, Kimmoun A, Niérat MC, Decavèle M, Similowski T, Demoule A, Dres M. Le Stang V, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Apr;211(4):577-586. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202405-1057OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025. PMID: 39680951 Clinical Trial.

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