Oxygen Therapy
Non-prescription portable oxygen concentrators may not be ‘clinically useful’
For patients who need ambulatory oxygen, over-the-counter portable oxygen concentrators sold online that do not require a prescription may not be helpful, according to study results published in Respiratory Care.
High mortality in COVID-19 patients on oxygen therapy with higher dose corticosteroids
Higher dose corticosteroids heightened the risk for mortality in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who need oxygen therapy compared with usual care/low dose corticosteroids, according to study results published in The Lancet.
Noninvasive ventilation linked to less extubation failure in patients with obesity
Noninvasive ventilation after extubation for critically ill patients with obesity led to less instances of treatment failure within 3 days compared with oxygen therapy, according to study results published in Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
Early high-flow oxygen therapy fails to shorten hospital stay in children
Children aged 1 to 4 years with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure did not experience shorter hospital stays on early high-flow oxygen compared with standard oxygen therapy, according to study results.
Use of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy at home may reduce COPD exacerbations
The addition of high-flow nasal cannula to long-term oxygen therapy may decrease exacerbations among patients with stable hypercapnic COPD, according to a study published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
No difference in reintubation rate with mask vs. high-flow nasal oxygen after extubation
The rate of reintubation at 72 hours and 28 days was not different among patients with hypoxemia after extubation who received VenturiMask oxygen compared with high-flow nasal oxygen.
Inhaled interferon falls short for COVID-19 discharge, recovery but hints of other benefits: SPRINTER
SAN FRANCISCO — Treatment with inhaled interferon beta failed to improve discharge and recovery in patients hospitalized with moderate COVID-19, according to results of the phase 3 SPRINTER trial.
Mixed findings for optimal respiratory support following extubation in children
High-flow nasal cannula therapy failed to meet noninferiority for time to liberation from respiratory support compared with CPAP in critically ill children receiving noninvasive respiratory support following extubation.
CPAP, high-flow nasal oxygen to treat COVID-19 not linked to heightened infection risk
In a new study, the use of CPAP and high-flow nasal oxygen to treat patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 did not produce higher levels of air or surface viral contamination in the immediate environment compared with supplemental oxygen.
Nasal high-flow oxygen therapy yields benefit in severe ILD
Patients with severe interstitial lung disease who received heated and humidified nasal high-flow oxygen therapy had significant improvements in endurance, physiologic parameters and sensations during exercise.