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OPERA
2016 Respiratory
? ICUs
220 patients
Early HFNC post-op major abdo surgery (50-60lpm, target SpO2 > 95%) - stop D1 post-op
Clinical Question
In patients who have undergone major abdominal surgery does the application
of high flow nasal cannulae compared with standard oxygen therapy, decrease
the incidence of hypoxemia at one hour after extubation?
Critical Appraisal
Key findings
No dec hypoxia. No mortality benefit
- Population
- Surgical Patients
- Population Details
- Not recorded
- Intervention Arms
-
Nasal High Flow
- Control Arms
- Not recorded
- Primary Outcome
- Improvement in oxygenation
- Secondary Outcomes
- Not recorded
- P Value
- Not recorded
Outcome Results
Not recorded