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Comment & Response
November 10, 2020

Noninvasive Oxygenation Strategies for Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

Author Affiliations
  • 1Intermediate Care Unit, Ospedale Guglielmo da Saliceto, Piacenza, Italy
  • 2Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
JAMA. 2020;324(18):1905-1906. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.18591

To the Editor The systematic review and network meta-analysis by Dr Ferreyro and colleagues1 found that noninvasive oxygenation strategies (ie, helmet or face mask noninvasive ventilation; high-flow nasal oxygenation) were associated with a lower risk of mortality and endotracheal intubation compared with standard low-flow oxygen therapy in adult patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. This study could support wider use of noninvasive ventilation during the current coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, especially if the availability of ventilators is limited. However, some issues should be discussed further to better interpret the results of the study.

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