BackgroundData on high-flow nasal oxygen after thoracic surgery are limited and confined to the comparison with low-flow oxygen. Different from low-flow oxygen, Venturi masks provide higher gas flow at a predetermined fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO(2)). We conducted a randomized trial to determine whether preemptive high-flow nasal oxygen reduces the incidence of postoperative hypoxemia after lung resection, as compared to Venturi mask oxygen therapy.MethodsIn this single-center, randomized trial conducted in a teaching hospital in Italy, consecutive adult patients undergoing thoracotomic lung resection, who were not on long-term oxygen therapy, were randomly assigned to receive high-flow nasal or Venturi mask oxygen after extubation continuously for two postoperative days. The primary outcome was the incidence of postoperative hypoxemia (i.e., ratio of the partial pressure of arterial oxygen to FiO(2) (PaO2/FiO(2)) lower than 300mmHg) within four postoperative days.ResultsBetween September 2015 and April 2018, 96 patients were enrolled; 95 patients were analyzed (47 in high-flow group and 48 in Venturi mask group). In both groups, 38 patients (81% in the high-flow group and 79% in the Venturi mask group) developed postoperative hypoxemia, with an unadjusted odds ratio (OR) for the high-flow group of 1.11 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.41-3] (p=0.84). No inter-group differences were found in the degree of dyspnea nor in the proportion of patients needing oxygen therapy after treatment discontinuation (OR 1.34 [95% CI 0.60-3]), experiencing pulmonary complications (OR 1.29 [95% CI 0.51-3.25]) or requiring ventilatory support (OR 0.67 [95% CI 0.11-4.18]). Post hoc analyses revealed that PaO2/FiO(2) during the study was not different between groups (p=0.92), but patients receiving high-flow nasal oxygen had lower arterial pressure of carbon dioxide, with a mean inter-group difference of 2mmHg [95% CI 0.5-3.4] (p=0.009), and were burdened by a lower risk of postoperative hypercapnia (adjusted OR 0.18 [95% CI 0.06-0.54], p=0.002).ConclusionsWhen compared to Venturi mask after thoracotomic lung resection, preemptive high-flow nasal oxygen did not reduce the incidence of postoperative hypoxemia nor improved other analyzed outcomes. Further adequately powered investigations in this setting are warranted to establish whether high-flow nasal oxygen may yield clinical benefit on carbon dioxide clearance.
Pennisi, M. A., Bello, G., Congedo, M., Montini, L., Nachira, D., Ferretti, G., Meacci, E., Gualtieri, E., De Pascale, G., Grieco, D., Margaritora, S., Antonelli, M., Early nasal high-flow versus Venturi mask oxygen therapy after lung resection: a randomized trial, <<CRITICAL CARE>>, 2019; 23 (13648535): 1-1. [doi:10.1186/s13054-019-2361-5] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/148091]
Early nasal high-flow versus Venturi mask oxygen therapy after lung resection: a randomized trial
Pennisi, Mariano Alberto;Bello, Giuseppe;Montini, Luca;Nachira, Dania;Meacci, Elisa;Gualtieri, Elisabetta;De Pascale, Gennaro;Margaritora, Stefano;Antonelli, Massimo
2019
Abstract
BackgroundData on high-flow nasal oxygen after thoracic surgery are limited and confined to the comparison with low-flow oxygen. Different from low-flow oxygen, Venturi masks provide higher gas flow at a predetermined fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO(2)). We conducted a randomized trial to determine whether preemptive high-flow nasal oxygen reduces the incidence of postoperative hypoxemia after lung resection, as compared to Venturi mask oxygen therapy.MethodsIn this single-center, randomized trial conducted in a teaching hospital in Italy, consecutive adult patients undergoing thoracotomic lung resection, who were not on long-term oxygen therapy, were randomly assigned to receive high-flow nasal or Venturi mask oxygen after extubation continuously for two postoperative days. The primary outcome was the incidence of postoperative hypoxemia (i.e., ratio of the partial pressure of arterial oxygen to FiO(2) (PaO2/FiO(2)) lower than 300mmHg) within four postoperative days.ResultsBetween September 2015 and April 2018, 96 patients were enrolled; 95 patients were analyzed (47 in high-flow group and 48 in Venturi mask group). In both groups, 38 patients (81% in the high-flow group and 79% in the Venturi mask group) developed postoperative hypoxemia, with an unadjusted odds ratio (OR) for the high-flow group of 1.11 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.41-3] (p=0.84). No inter-group differences were found in the degree of dyspnea nor in the proportion of patients needing oxygen therapy after treatment discontinuation (OR 1.34 [95% CI 0.60-3]), experiencing pulmonary complications (OR 1.29 [95% CI 0.51-3.25]) or requiring ventilatory support (OR 0.67 [95% CI 0.11-4.18]). Post hoc analyses revealed that PaO2/FiO(2) during the study was not different between groups (p=0.92), but patients receiving high-flow nasal oxygen had lower arterial pressure of carbon dioxide, with a mean inter-group difference of 2mmHg [95% CI 0.5-3.4] (p=0.009), and were burdened by a lower risk of postoperative hypercapnia (adjusted OR 0.18 [95% CI 0.06-0.54], p=0.002).ConclusionsWhen compared to Venturi mask after thoracotomic lung resection, preemptive high-flow nasal oxygen did not reduce the incidence of postoperative hypoxemia nor improved other analyzed outcomes. Further adequately powered investigations in this setting are warranted to establish whether high-flow nasal oxygen may yield clinical benefit on carbon dioxide clearance.
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