High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy alone or with non-invasive ventilation during the weaning period after extubation in ICU: the prospective randomised controlled HIGH-WEAN protocol

Thille, AW; Muller, G; Gacouin, A; Coudroy, R; Demoule, A; Sonneville, R; Beloncle, F; Girault, C; Dangers, L; Lautrette, A; Cabasson, S; Rouze, A; Vivier, E; Meur, A; Ricard, JD; Razazi, K; Barberet, G; Lebert, C; Ehrmann, S; Picard, W; Bourenne, J;

Thille, AW (reprint author), CHU Poitiers, Dept Reanimat Med, Poitiers, France.; Thille, AW (reprint author), Univ Poitiers, INSERM, CIC 1402 ALIVE, Poitiers, France.

BMJ OPEN, 2018; 8 (9):

Abstract

Introduction Recent practice guidelines suggest applying non-invasive ventilation (NIV) to prevent postextubation respiratory failure in patients at h......

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