Weaning From Nasal High Flow Therapy
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Nasal high flow is widely used in critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. It has been shown to improve patient comfort, increase oxygenation and reduce need for intubation in some patients. The Respiratory Oxygenation (ROX) index has been established as a simple tool to help clinicians identify those patients who will succeed and those who will fail under nasal high flow and therefore predict the need for intubation. However, when nasal high flow therapy is successful, little is known as to how and when weaning of this device should be performed and what are the predictors of a safe withdrawal of the device. The objectives of this retrospective exploratory study are to identify a cut-off value of the ROX index predictive of success of the withdrawal trial, to describe a one-year use of the withdrawal trial; to describe the ROX value closest to weaning from nasal high flow, and to identify factors associated with success or failure of the withdrawal trial from nasal high flow therapy in patients receiving nasal high flow therapy.
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Detailed Description
Although nasal high flow is widely used in critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, and its benefits have been shown in multiple studies, little is known as to how and when weaning from the technique device should be performed and what are the predictors of a safe withdrawal. The Respiratory Oxygenation (ROX) index was established and tested to predict outcome of nasal high flow therapy in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. It combines three parameters available at the bedside that reflect patient's respiratory status: respiratory rate, the level of the inspired fraction of oxygen (FiO2) and pulse oximetry (SpO2). Importantly, the combination of these three parameters outweighed the performance of each parameter taken separately to predict nasal high flow therapy outcome. Since its initial publication, several studies coming from different countries have confirmed the potential for the ROX index to predict need for intubation in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, thus making a valuable tool accessible to everyone, including nurses, to monitor on a routine basis. Because it reflects the patient's respiratory status, the greater the score, the better the patient's condition. Hence, one may hypothesize that, at the other end of the spectrum of respiratory failure (i.e., at the stage of weaning and withdrawal of the high flow device when the patient has considerably improved), the ROX index may also help identify those patients who will be successfully separated from the nasal high flow support. To date, one study has suggested that among several parameters, the value of the ROX index could be associated with successful cessation of nasal high flow. Here, in a retrospective exploratory study, investigators aim to to identify a cut-off value of the ROX index predictive of success of the withdrawal trial, to describe a one-year use of the withdrawal trial (average duration of use of nasal high flow before weaning, number of weaning trials, number of failed and successful weaning trials.); to describe the ROX value closest to weaning from nasal high flow, and to identify factors associated with success or failure of the withdrawal trial from nasal high flow therapy in patients receiving nasal high flow therapy; A successful withdrawal is defined as the withdrawal of nasal high flow without necessity of placing the patient back on nasal high flow within the following 24h. A failed withdrawal is defined by the need to resume nasal high flow within the 24h hours following the withdrawal. The possible identification of a cut-off value may help clinicians initiate earlier weaning from nasal high flow.
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Value of the Respiratory Oxygenation index (ROX) at nasal high flow withdrawal [through each nasal high flow therapy, that lasts an average of 24hours]
the ROX index the closest to the time at which nasal high flow is withdrawn will be recorded
Secondary Outcome Measures
- use of nasal high flow before weaning [through each nasal high flow therapy, that lasts an average of 24 hours]
average duration of nasal high flow therapy before initiating a withdrawal trial (in hours)
- number of withdrawal trials [through each nasal high flow therapy, that lasts an average of 24 hours]
the number of trials each patient will have performed will be recorded
- number of patients who failed a withdrawal trial [throughout study duration which is a one-year period]
withdrawal failure is defined by patients who required to be placed back on nasal high flow after withdrawal of the high flow device within 24 hours of withdrawal.
- number of patients who succeeded a withdrawal trial [throughout study duration which is a one-year period]
withdrawal success is defined by patients that have not required to be placed back on nasal high flow after withdrawal of the high flow device within 24 hours of withdrawal.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- ICU patient treated with nasal high flow
Exclusion Criteria:
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age < 18 years
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concomitant treatment with non-invasive ventilation
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acute hypercapnic respiratory failure
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Hôpital Louis Mourier, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris | Colombes | France | 92700 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Hôpital Louis Mourier
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Jean-Damien Ricard, MD, PhD, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
- Ricard JD, Roca O, Lemiale V, Corley A, Braunlich J, Jones P, Kang BJ, Lellouche F, Nava S, Rittayamai N, Spoletini G, Jaber S, Hernandez G. Use of nasal high flow oxygen during acute respiratory failure. Intensive Care Med. 2020 Dec;46(12):2238-2247. doi: 10.1007/s00134-020-06228-7. Epub 2020 Sep 8. Review.
- Roca O, Caralt B, Messika J, Samper M, Sztrymf B, Hernández G, García-de-Acilu M, Frat JP, Masclans JR, Ricard JD. An Index Combining Respiratory Rate and Oxygenation to Predict Outcome of Nasal High-Flow Therapy. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 Jun 1;199(11):1368-1376. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201803-0589OC.
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