Clinics
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of prophylactic non-invasive mechanical ventilation on functional capacity after heart valve replacement: a clinical trial.
During cardiac surgery, several factors contribute to the development of postoperative pulmonary complications. Non-invasive ventilation is a promising therapeutic tool for improving the functionality of this type of patient. The aim of this study is to evaluate the functional capacity and length of stay of patients in a nosocomial intensive care unit who underwent prophylactic non-invasive ventilation after heart valve replacement. ⋯ Non-invasive ventilation as a therapeutic resource was effective toward improving functionality; however, non-invasive ventilation did not influence the intensive care unit or hospitalization times of the studied cardiac patients.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The value of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy after extubation in patients with acute respiratory failure.
To investigate the value of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy after extubation in patients with acute respiratory failure. ⋯ At a fixed inspired oxygen fraction, the application of a high-flow nasal cannula after extubation achieves a higher success rate of oxygen therapy and less discomfort at 24h than an air entrainment mask in patients with acute respiratory failure.