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Noninvasive ventilation options appear to offer benefits over standard oxygen, review finds

Compared to standard oxygen therapy for patients with acute hypoxic respiratory failure, continuous positive airway pressure by helmet probably reduces mortality and high-flow nasal cannula probably reduces the need for invasive mechanical ventilation, according to moderate-certainty evidence.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/26/noninvasive-ventilation-options-appear-to-offer-benefits-over-standard-oxygen-review-finds.htm
26 Apr 2023