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Respiratory Failure
Respiratory Failure
Respiratory failure is inability to maintain adequate gas exchange. Type I (hypoxemic, PaO2 <60): V/Q mismatch, shunt. Type II (hypercapnic, PaCO2 >45): hypoventilation.
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What is respiratory failure?Respiratory failure is a condition in which your blood doesn't have enough oxygen or has too much carbon dioxide. Sometimes you can have both problems.When you breathe, your lungs take in oxygen. The oxygen passes into your blood, which carries it to your organs. Your organs, such as your heart and brain, need this oxygen-rich blood to work well.Another part of breathing is removing the c…
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Non-invasive Ventilation Versus High Flow Oxygen
The purpose of the study is to compare the efficacy of alternating Non Invasive Ventilation NIV and High Flow Oxygen HFO compared to High Flow Oxygen HFO alone on gas exchanges and prognosis in pneumonia-associated acute hypoxemic respirat…
Efficacy and Safety of Tozorakimab in Patients Hospitalised for Viral Lung Infection Requiring Supplemental Oxygen
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of tozorakimab, as an add-on to SoC in patients with viral lung infection requiring supplemental oxygen, on the prevention of death or progression to IMV/ECMO.
Noninvasive Technique and High Flow Nasal Oxygen in Respiratory Failure
After obtaining Institutional Ethical Committee approval of Faculty of Medicine, Minia University and written informed consent from patients or first- degree relatives, this prospective randomized non-blind comparative study will be conduc…
External Validation of the BREF Models
Introduction High-flow oxygen therapy is increasingly used to treat acute respiratory failure (ARF). It can reduce intubation rates without increasing mortality. Moreover, it is better tolerated than other non-invasive respiratory support…
Physiological Effects of Continuous Negative External Pressure for Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
This study is being conducted to evaluate if wearing a non-invasive breathing support device over the chest/abdomen improves markers of breathing in patients with lung injury requiring high-flow oxygen. The breathing support device consist…
High Flow Nasal Cannula Versus Non-Invasive Ventilation in Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chronic obstructive lung disease is a disabling disease that affects people usually after several years of smoke tobacco exposure and affects millions of patients worldwide. The disease is marked by multiples episode of worsening, termed e…
High Flow Nasal Cannulae vs Venturi Mask in Respiratory Failure Due to Pneumonia
The primary objective of this study is to compare the efficacy of treatment with HFNC (group A) compared to administration of oxygen therapy by Venturi mask (group B, standard therapy) in terms of reaching of endotracheal intubation criter…
Effects of Face Mask Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Vs. Noninvasive Ventilation Vs. High-flow Nasal Oxygen on Intubation-free Survival in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: the TRIPOD Randomized Clinical Trial
Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) is a common indication for admission to an intensive care unit (ICU), with mortality exceeding 50% in cases where invasive mechanical ventilation is needed. Therefore, assessment of the most adequ…
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