Trial reportCritical care (London, England)2014
High-flow nasal cannula oxygen versus non-invasive ventilation in patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure undergoing flexible bronchoscopy--a prospective randomised trial.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Prospective Randomised Study on the Safety of Non-invasive Ventilation Versus High-flow Oxygen in Patients With Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Undergoing Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy.
High Flow Nasal Oxygen for Bronchoscopy With Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Acute Respiratory Failure Patients: the OptiBAL Study.
Preoxygenation With Optiflow™, a High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), is Superior to Preoxygenation With Facemask in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia
Low-Flow vs. High-Flow Nasal Cannula for Hypoxemic Immunocompromised Patients During Diagnostic Bronchoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Modified Nasal High-flow Oxygen Therapy for Acute Respiratory Failure Patients Undergoing Flexible Bronchoscopy
Who cites it
62 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 148 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effectiveness of transnasal high flow nasal cannula in bronchoscopy under sedation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Noninvasive respiratory support in the hypoxaemic peri-operative/periprocedural patient: a joint ESA/ESICM guideline.Intensive care medicine · 2020Guideline
- High-flow nasal cannula therapy as apneic oxygenation during endotracheal intubation in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2020Pooled it
- High-flow nasal cannula in adults with acute respiratory failure and after extubation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Respiratory research · 2018Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of the High-flow Nasal Cannula for Adult Patients.Critical care (London, England) · 2018Pooled it
- High-flow oxygen via nasal cannulae in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy is superior to conventional oxygen therapy but not to noninvasive mechanical ventilation on intubation rate: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Critical care (London, England) · 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
- Combination of COMBO endoscopy oropharyngeal airway and high-flow nasal cannula oxygenation in sedated gastrointestinal endoscopy for morbidly obese patients: a Simon two-stage trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Trial
- Effect of high flow nasal cannula oxygenation on incidence of hypoxia during sedated gastrointestinal endoscopy in patients with obesity: multicentre randomised controlled trial.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2025Trial
- Incidence of oxygen desaturation using a high-flow nasal cannula versus a facemask during flexible bronchoscopy in patients at risk of hypoxemia: a randomised controlled trial.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2022Trial
- Modified high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy versus conventional oxygen therapy in patients undergoing bronchoscopy: a randomized clinical trial.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2021Trial
- Clinical efficacy of high-flow nasal humidified oxygen therapy in patients with hypoxemia.PloS one · 2019Trial
- The value of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy after extubation in patients with acute respiratory failure.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2017Trial
- Dexmedetomidine plus sufentanil for pediatric flexible bronchoscopy: A retrospective clinical trial.Oncotarget · 2017Trial
- Assessment of Conventional Oxygen Therapy, High-Flow Nasal Cannula, and Non-Invasive Ventilation to Secure Bronchofiberoscopy in Patients with Respiratory Acidosis: A Narrative Review and a Proposal for a Protocol in View of a Randomized Multicenter Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- The Role of High-Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) During Flexible Bronchoscopy in Adult Patients with Moderate Respiratory Dysfunctions: An Observational Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- High-flow nasal oxygen therapy via a single-prong cannula interface during bronchoscopy in patients with acute respiratory failure: a two-center, open-label, randomized controlled trial.Annals of intensive care · 2026Article
- Evidence on Non-Invasive Respiratory Support During Flexible Bronchoscopy: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Current Practice and Barriers to Using High-Flow Nasal Cannula Among ARDS Patients in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study of Physicians.Health science reports · 2025Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionCritically ill patients with respiratory failure undergoing bronchoscopy have an increased risk of hypoxaemia-related complications. Previous studies have shown that in awake, hypoxaemic patients non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is helpful in preventing gas exchange deterioration during bronchoscopy. An alternative and increasingly used means of oxygen delivery is its application via high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC). This study was conducted to compare HFNC with NIV in patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure undergoing flexible bronchoscopy.
methodsProspective randomised trial randomising 40 critically ill patients with hypoxaemic respiratory failure to receive either NIV or HFNC during bronchoscopy in the intensive care unit.
resultsAfter the initiation of NIV and HFNC, oxygen levels were significantly higher in the NIV group compared to the HFNC group. Two patients were unable to proceed to bronchoscopy after the institution of HFNC due to progressive hypoxaemia. During bronchoscopy, one patient on HFNC deteriorated due to intravenous sedation requiring non-invasive ventilatory support. Bronchoscopy was well tolerated in all other patients. There were no significant differences between the two groups regarding heart rate, mean arterial pressure and respiratory rate. Three patients in the NIV group and one patient in the HFNC group were intubated within 24 hours after the end of bronchoscopy (P = 0.29).
conclusionsThe application of NIV was superior to HFNC with regard to oxygenation before, during and after bronchoscopy in patients with moderate to severe hypoxaemia. In patients with stable oxygenation under HFNC, subsequent bronchoscopy was well tolerated.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT01870765. Registered 30 May 2013.
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