Early decongestive therapy versus high-flow nasal cannula for the prevention of adverse clinical events in patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema

A 62-year-old woman with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome was with recent worsening of dyspnea to New York Heart Association functional status Class III. The patient was diagnosed as having central type chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. By cardiac catheterization, her mean pulmonary artery pressure was 53 mmHg with total pulmonary resistance 2238 dynes·sec·cm−5. After medical therapies with tadalafil, furosemide, ambrisentan, beraprost, and warfarin were initiated, percutaneous transluminal pulmonary angioplasty (PTPA) was performed. Following PTPA, life-threating hypoxemia resulting from postoperative reperfusion pulmonary edema developed. High-flow nasal cannula therapy (HFNC) was applied, and 100% oxygen at 50 L/min of flow was required to keep oxygenation. HFNC was continued for 3 days, and the patient was discharged on 8th postoperative day with SpO2of 97% on 3 L/min of oxygen inhalation. Because of the simplicity of the technique, the lower cost of equipment, and remarkable patient tolerance to the treatment, we speculate that HFNC can take over the post of noninvasive ventilation as first-line therapy for patients with acute respiratory failure.

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Benefits of High-Flow Nasal Cannula Therapy for Acute Pulmonary Edema in Patients with Heart Failure in the Emergency Department: A Prospective Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of Clinical Medicine ◽

10.3390/jcm9061937 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. 1937 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Dong Ryul Ko ◽

Jinho Beom ◽

Hye Sun Lee ◽

Je Sung You ◽

Hyun Soo Chung ◽

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Keyword(s):

Heart Failure ◽

Emergency Department ◽

Pulmonary Edema ◽

Oxygen Therapy ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

High Flow ◽

Nasal Cannula ◽

High Flow Nasal Cannula ◽

Arterial Blood Gas ◽

Arterial Blood

Heart failure patients with pulmonary edema presenting to the emergency department (ED) require an effective approach to deliver sufficient oxygen and reduce the rate of intubation and mechanical ventilation in the ED; conventional oxygen therapy has proven ineffective in delivering enough oxygen to the tissues. We aimed to identify whether high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy over time improved the respiratory rate (RR), lactate clearance, and certain arterial blood gas (ABG) parameters, in comparison with conventional oxygen therapy, in patients with cardiogenic pulmonary edema. This prospective, multi-institutional, and interventional study (clinical trial, reference KCT0004578) conducted between 2016 and 2019 included adult patients diagnosed with heart failure within the previous year and pulmonary edema confirmed at admission. Patients were randomly assigned to the conventional or HFNC group and treated with the goal of maintaining oxygen saturation (SpO2) ≥ 93. We obtained RR, SpO2, lactate levels, and ABG parameters at baseline and 30 and 60 min after randomization. All parameters showed greater improvement with HFNC therapy than with conventional therapy. Significant changes in ABG parameters were achieved within 30 min. HFNC therapy could therefore be considered as initial oxygen therapy. Physicians may consider advanced ventilation if there is no significant improvement in ABG parameters within 30 min of HFNC therapy.

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Prognostic impact of high flow nasal cannula compared to noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in the treatment of acute pulmonary edema

European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care ◽

10.1093/ehjacc/zuab020.033 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (Supplement_1) ◽

Author(s):

WE Hinojosa Camargo ◽

AC Iglesias Echeverria ◽

SH Vera Vera ◽

G Cabezon Villalba ◽

A Aparisi Sanz ◽

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Keyword(s):

Pulmonary Edema ◽

Initial Treatment ◽

Positive Pressure Ventilation ◽

Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation ◽

High Flow ◽

Nasal Cannula ◽

Acute Pulmonary Edema ◽

Positive Pressure ◽

Prognostic Impact ◽

High Flow Nasal Cannula

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background The high flow nasal cannula oxygen (HFNC) may offer an alternative to invasive and noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in patients with acute pulmonary edema (APE) with theoretical advantages related with patient adaptation, comfort and lower need of staff training to achieve optimal therapy. However, clinical efficacy and safety of HFNC is not well established. We aimed to compare the in-hospital clinical outcomes between NIPPV and HFNC in patients without hypercapnia as initial treatment of acute pulmonary edema (APE). Methods In a prospective, observational study, 47 patients treated with HFNC or NIPPV as initial treatment of no-hypercapnic APE were included. Primary endpoint was the composite of death or need for orotracheal intubation within 30 days after admission. Results 47 patients (mean [±SD] age 68.8± 13.1 years, 83% man) were included. 28 (59.6%) patients received HFNC and 19 (40.4%) NIPPV- CPAP as initial treatment to APE. De novo acute heart failure was the initial presentation in 76,6% and 61,7% was secondary to acute coronary syndrome. There was no significant difference in 30-days mortality rates or composite objective of death/intubation in HFNC vs NIPPV (21.5 vs 15.8 p = 0.72) and (37.0 vs 21.1% p= 0.24). However the failure of therapy defined as the combined objective of intubation or change of therapy due to respiratory worsening was more frequent (40.7 vs 15.8 p = 0.07) in HFNC group. Conclusion The HFNC was not associated with increased 30-day mortality in patients with no-hypercapnic EAP, but was associated with no-significant increase of treatment failure secondary to respiratory worsening, despite comparable disease severity and initial treatment. Randomized studies are needed Ends points comparing NIPPV and HFNCVariableOverall (n = 47)CPAP/NIPPVN = 19HFNCn = 28P valueDeath at 30 days (%)19.115.821.50.72Respiratory infection after 48 hours of admission (%)15.226.37.40.107Intubation at 30 days (%)23.915.829.60.32Death or intubation 30 days (%)30.421.137.00.24Intubation or change therapy for worsening RD (%)30.440.715.80.07Length hospital stay (days)11.8 ± 10.912.06 ± 9.611.7 ± 11.80.65Length critical care unit stay(days)5.87 ± 6.86.9 ± 7.25.1 ± 6.50.24RD Respiratory distress

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