Trial reportJournal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)2013
Mechanisms of nasal high flow on ventilation during wakefulness and sleep.
Trial report in Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02514798 (Pilot Study of Physiological Effect of High-Flow Nasal Cannula on Respiratory Pattern and Work of Breathing in Severe COPD Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 68 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Pilot Study of Physiological Effect of High-Flow Nasal Cannula on Respiratory Pattern and Work of Breathing in Severe COPD Patients
Who cites it
68 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 175 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- High-flow nasal cannula versus non-invasive ventilation for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials.Critical care (London, England) · 2022Pooled it
- Efficiency of High-Flow Nasal Cannula on Pulmonary Rehabilitation in COPD Patients: A Meta-Analysis.BioMed research international · 2020Pooled it
- Can high-flow nasal cannula reduce the rate of reintubation in adult patients after extubation? A meta-analysis.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2017Pooled it
- Effect of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy in adults with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2017Pooled it
- Enhancing Respiratory Support in COPD Patients with Nasal High Flow Using an Asymmetrical Cannula Interface: A Randomized Cross-Over Study.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2026Trial
- High Flow Nasal Oxygen and Low Flow Oxygen Are Equally Effective in Providing Oxygenation During Bronchoscopy Under Conscious Sedation: A Randomised Controlled Trial.Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) · 2025Trial
- Effect of High-Flow Nasal Cannula vs. Facemask on Arterial Oxygenation During Liver Radiofrequency Ablation: Randomized Controlled Trial.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Trial
- Bronchodilator Efficacy of High-Flow Nasal Cannula in COPD: Vibrating Mesh Nebulizer Versus Jet Nebulizer.Respiratory care · 2024Trial
- Assessment of dispersion of airborne particles of oral/nasal fluid by high flow nasal cannula therapy.PloS one · 2021Trial
- High-Flow Nasal Cannula for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Acute Compensated Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure: A Randomized, Controlled Trial.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2020Trial
- Physiological effects of high-flow nasal cannula therapy in preterm infants.Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition · 2020Trial
- Impact of flow and temperature on patient comfort during respiratory support by high-flow nasal cannula.Critical care (London, England) · 2018Trial
- Nasal high flow reduces dead space.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2017Trial
- Comparison of outcomes of high-flow nasal cannula and noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in patients with hypoxemia and various APACHE II scores after extubation.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseaseTrial
- Long-term effects of oxygen-enriched high-flow nasal cannula treatment in COPD patients with chronic hypoxemic respiratory failure.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseTrial
- Heated High-Flow Nasal Cannula Therapy for Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Physiology, Clinical Evidence, and Future Directions.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Asymmetry from an asymmetrical cannula interface and nasogastric tube during nasal high flow enhances dead-space clearance: a fluid dynamics study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Gas composition and pressure in the hypopharynx during high-flow oxygen therapy through a nasal cannula in healthy volunteers with different breathing patterns.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Article
- Nocturnal respiratory support with nasal high flow in hypercapnic COPD: a randomised, crossover trial.ERJ open research · 2025Article
8 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Nasal high flow (NHF) has been shown to increase expiratory pressure and reduce respiratory rate but the mechanisms involved remain unclear. Ten healthy participants [age, 22 ± 2 yr; body mass index (BMI), 24 ± 2 kg/m(2)] were recruited to determine ventilatory responses to NHF of air at 37°C and fully saturated with water. We conducted a randomized, controlled, cross-over study consisting of four separate ∼60-min visits, each 1 wk apart, to determine the effect of NHF on ventilation during wakefulness (NHF at 0, 15, 30, and 45 liters/min) and sleep (NHF at 0, 15, and 30 liters/min). In addition, a nasal cavity model was used to compare pressure/air-flow relationships of NHF and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) throughout simulated breathing. During wakefulness, NHF led to an increase in tidal volume from 0.7 ± 0.1 liter to 0.8 ± 0.2, 1.0 ± 0.2, and 1.3 ± 0.2 liters, and a reduction in respiratory rate (fR) from 16 ± 2 to 13 ± 3, 10 ± 3, and 8 ± 3 breaths/min (baseline to 15, 30, and 45 liters/min NHF, respectively; P < 0.01). In contrast, during sleep, NHF led to a ∼20% fall in minute ventilation due to a decrease in tidal volume and no change in fR. In the nasal cavity model, NHF increased expiratory but decreased inspiratory resistance depending on both the cannula size and the expiratory flow rate. The mechanisms of action for NHF differ from those of CPAP and are sleep/wake-state dependent. NHF may be utilized to increase tidal breathing during wakefulness and to relieve respiratory loads during sleep.
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