SynthesisIntensive care medicine2022
Noninvasive respiratory support following extubation in critically ill adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
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The Maximizing Extubation Outcomes Through Educational and Organizational Research (METEOR) Trial
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45 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 87 citations in OpenAlex.
- The efficacy of high-flow nasal cannula versus non-invasive mechanical ventilation in preventing reintubation in patients at high risk of extubation failure: systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis.Critical care science · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of non-invasive respiratory support in post-operative patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Critical care (London, England) · 2024Pooled it
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- Noninvasive respiratory support after extubation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2023Pooled it
- The effects of flow settings during high-flow nasal cannula support for adult subjects: a systematic review.Critical care (London, England) · 2023Pooled it
- Diagnostic efficacy of sonographic measurement of laryngeal air column width difference for predicting the risk of post-extubation stridor: A meta-analysis of observational studies.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Inotropes, vasopressors, and mechanical circulatory support for treatment of cardiogenic shock complicating myocardial infarction: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2022Pooled it
- Performance of an indigenously developed high-flow nasal cannula device in healthy human volunteers.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Trial
- Use of rescue noninvasive ventilation for post-extubation respiratory failure.Critical care (London, England) · 2025Trial
- Effect of Flow Rates of High-Flow Nasal Cannula on Extubation Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Chest · 2025Trial
- Weaning of non COPD patients at high-risk of extubation failure assessed by lung ultrasound: the WIN IN WEAN multicentre randomised controlled trial.Critical care (London, England) · 2024Trial
- Noninvasive ventilation on reintubation in patients with obesity and hypoxemic respiratory failure following abdominal surgery: a post hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial.Intensive care medicine · 2024Trial
- Effect of aggressive vs conservative screening and confirmatory test on time to extubation among patients at low or intermediate risk: a randomized clinical trial.Intensive care medicine · 2024Trial
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- Balancing lung and brain: physiological strategies for ARDS management in acute brain injury.Intensive care medicine · 2026Review
- Prediction of high-flow nasal cannula failure in patients with sepsis by a preliminary risk stratification model based on the ROX index.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure or Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Retrospective Propensity-Matched Comparison of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Versus High-Flow Nasal Cannula on Reintubation Rates in Neurosurgical Intensive Care Patients.Neurocritical care · 2026Article
- Dynamic Parameters within the First 72 H of ICU Admission Predict Extubation Failure and 28-Day Mortality in Severe Pneumonia-Induced ARDS: A Retrospective Cohort Study.The clinical respiratory journal · 2026Article
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20 authors at 9 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
purposeSystematic review and network meta-analysis to investigate the efficacy of noninvasive respiratory strategies, including noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) and high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC), in reducing extubation failure among critically ill adults.
methodsWe searched databases from inception through October 2021 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating noninvasive respiratory support therapies (NIPPV, HFNC, conventional oxygen therapy, or a combination of these) following extubation in critically ill adults. Two reviewers performed screening, full text review, and extraction independently. The primary outcome of interest was reintubation. We used GRADE to rate the certainty of our findings.
resultsWe included 36 RCTs (6806 patients). Compared to conventional oxygen therapy, NIPPV (OR 0.65 [95% CI 0.52-0.82]) and HFNC (OR 0.63 [95% CI 0.45-0.87]) reduced reintubation (both moderate certainty). Sensitivity analyses showed that the magnitude of the effect was highest in patients with increased baseline risk of reintubation. As compared to HFNC, no difference in incidence of reintubation was seen with NIPPV (OR 1.04 [95% CI 0.78-1.38], low certainty). Compared to conventional oxygen therapy, neither NIPPV (OR 0.8 [95% CI 0.61-1.04], moderate certainty) or HFNC (OR 0.9 [95% CI 0.66-1.24], low certainty) reduced short-term mortality. Consistent findings were demonstrated across multiple subgroups, including high- and low-risk patients. These results were replicated when evaluating noninvasive strategies for prevention (prophylaxis), but not in rescue (application only after evidence of deterioration) situations.
conclusionsOur findings suggest that both NIPPV and HFNC reduced reintubation in critically ill adults, compared to conventional oxygen therapy. NIPPV did not reduce incidence of reintubation when compared to HFNC. These findings support the preventative application of noninvasive respiratory support strategies to mitigate extubation failure in critically ill adults, but not in rescue conditions.
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