Nasal High Flow and Non-Invasive Ventilatory Support: Essential Methodology for An Escalation Approach in Respiratory Failure

by Antonio M. Esquinas

Antonio M. Esquinas, MD, PhD, FCCP, FAARC – Intensive Care Unit Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain; Director International School of Non-Invasive Ventilation; Director International Non Invasive Ventilation Expert of College
Dimitrios A. Lagonidis, MD, PhD, FCCP – Pulmonologist-Intensivist, Director of ICU, Critical Care, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Services, Giannitsa General Hospital; Giannitsa, Greece
Pedro Silva Santos, MD – Pulmonology Unit, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Bushra Mina – Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Northwell/Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, USA

Series: Pulmonary and Respiratory Diseases and Disorders
There is an important development of non-invasive ventilation and nasal high flow oxygen in patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure, especially due to the high incidence of its use in patients (pandemic, emergency department, intensive care unit). However, there are few descriptions of how these strategies should be implemented and a clear definition of methodology in use. In this book, these treatment options are analyzed, providing the reader with a practical and objective vision of their indications and evaluation of results.