RCT | NIV is superior to high-flow nasal cannula to prevent reintubation in patients at high risk for extubation failure.

Effect of postextubation noninvasive ventilation with active humidification vs high-flow nasal cannula on reintubation in patients at very high risk for extubation failure: a randomized trial – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period) 

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NIV + active humidification vs HFNC in adult critically ill pts at very high-risk for extubation failure, RCT in ?? ICUs: noninvasive ventilation superior to high-flow nasal cannula O2
➡️ reintubation required in 23.3% pts receiving NIV vs 38.8% if HFNC
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