High-Flow Nasal Cannula versus Noninvasive Ventilation in AECOPD Patients with Respiratory Acidosis: A Retrospective Propensity Score-Matched Study

Background. Limited data are available about the clinical outcomes of AECOPD patients with respiratory acidosis treated with HFNC versus NIV. Methods. We conducted a retrospective study to compare the efficacy of HFNC with NIV as initial ventilation support strategy in AECOPD patients with respirato...

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Main Authors: Meng Wang, Feifan Zhao, Lina Sun, Ying Liang, Wei Yan, Xiaoyan Sun, Qingtao Zhou, Bei He
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Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/6377441
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Feifan Zhao
Lina Sun
Ying Liang
Wei Yan
Xiaoyan Sun
Qingtao Zhou
Bei He
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Feifan Zhao
Lina Sun
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Wei Yan
Xiaoyan Sun
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Bei He
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description Background. Limited data are available about the clinical outcomes of AECOPD patients with respiratory acidosis treated with HFNC versus NIV. Methods. We conducted a retrospective study to compare the efficacy of HFNC with NIV as initial ventilation support strategy in AECOPD patients with respiratory acidosis. Propensity score matching (PSM) was implemented to increase between-group comparability. Kaplan–Meier analysis was utilized to evaluate differences between the HFNC success, HFNC failure, and NIV groups. Univariate analysis was performed to identify the features that differed significantly between the HFNC success and HFNC failure groups. Results. After screening 2219 hospitalization records, 44 patients from the HFNC group and 44 from the NIV group were successfully matched after PSM. The 30-day mortality (4.5% versus 6.8%, p=0.645) and 90-day mortality (4.5% versus 11.4%, p=0.237) did not differ between the HFNC and NIV groups. Length of ICU stay (median: 11 versus 18 days, p=0.001), length of hospital stay (median: 14 versus 20 days, p=0.001), and hospital cost (median: 4392 versus 8403 $USD, p=0.001) were significantly lower in the HFNC group compared with NIV group. The treatment failure rate was much higher in the HFNC group than in the NIV group (38.6% versus 11.4%, p=0.003). However, patients who experienced HFNC failure and switched to NIV showed similar clinical outcomes to those who first received NIV. Univariate analysis showed that log NT-proBNP was an important factor for HFNC failure (p=0.007). Conclusions. Compared with NIV, HFNC followed by NIV as rescue therapy may be a viable initial ventilation support strategy for AECOPD patients with respiratory acidosis. NT-proBNP may be an important factor for HFNC failure in these patients. Further well-designed randomized controlled trials are needed for more accurate and reliable results.
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spelling doaj-art-26e6d5ece184461790cef5c840e57d262025-02-03T06:47:16ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1916-72452023-01-01202310.1155/2023/6377441High-Flow Nasal Cannula versus Noninvasive Ventilation in AECOPD Patients with Respiratory Acidosis: A Retrospective Propensity Score-Matched StudyMeng Wang0Feifan Zhao1Lina Sun2Ying Liang3Wei Yan4Xiaoyan Sun5Qingtao Zhou6Bei He7Department of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineBackground. Limited data are available about the clinical outcomes of AECOPD patients with respiratory acidosis treated with HFNC versus NIV. Methods. We conducted a retrospective study to compare the efficacy of HFNC with NIV as initial ventilation support strategy in AECOPD patients with respiratory acidosis. Propensity score matching (PSM) was implemented to increase between-group comparability. Kaplan–Meier analysis was utilized to evaluate differences between the HFNC success, HFNC failure, and NIV groups. Univariate analysis was performed to identify the features that differed significantly between the HFNC success and HFNC failure groups. Results. After screening 2219 hospitalization records, 44 patients from the HFNC group and 44 from the NIV group were successfully matched after PSM. The 30-day mortality (4.5% versus 6.8%, p=0.645) and 90-day mortality (4.5% versus 11.4%, p=0.237) did not differ between the HFNC and NIV groups. Length of ICU stay (median: 11 versus 18 days, p=0.001), length of hospital stay (median: 14 versus 20 days, p=0.001), and hospital cost (median: 4392 versus 8403 $USD, p=0.001) were significantly lower in the HFNC group compared with NIV group. The treatment failure rate was much higher in the HFNC group than in the NIV group (38.6% versus 11.4%, p=0.003). However, patients who experienced HFNC failure and switched to NIV showed similar clinical outcomes to those who first received NIV. Univariate analysis showed that log NT-proBNP was an important factor for HFNC failure (p=0.007). Conclusions. Compared with NIV, HFNC followed by NIV as rescue therapy may be a viable initial ventilation support strategy for AECOPD patients with respiratory acidosis. NT-proBNP may be an important factor for HFNC failure in these patients. Further well-designed randomized controlled trials are needed for more accurate and reliable results.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/6377441
spellingShingle Meng Wang
Feifan Zhao
Lina Sun
Ying Liang
Wei Yan
Xiaoyan Sun
Qingtao Zhou
Bei He
High-Flow Nasal Cannula versus Noninvasive Ventilation in AECOPD Patients with Respiratory Acidosis: A Retrospective Propensity Score-Matched Study
Canadian Respiratory Journal
title High-Flow Nasal Cannula versus Noninvasive Ventilation in AECOPD Patients with Respiratory Acidosis: A Retrospective Propensity Score-Matched Study
title_full High-Flow Nasal Cannula versus Noninvasive Ventilation in AECOPD Patients with Respiratory Acidosis: A Retrospective Propensity Score-Matched Study
title_fullStr High-Flow Nasal Cannula versus Noninvasive Ventilation in AECOPD Patients with Respiratory Acidosis: A Retrospective Propensity Score-Matched Study
title_full_unstemmed High-Flow Nasal Cannula versus Noninvasive Ventilation in AECOPD Patients with Respiratory Acidosis: A Retrospective Propensity Score-Matched Study
title_short High-Flow Nasal Cannula versus Noninvasive Ventilation in AECOPD Patients with Respiratory Acidosis: A Retrospective Propensity Score-Matched Study
title_sort high flow nasal cannula versus noninvasive ventilation in aecopd patients with respiratory acidosis a retrospective propensity score matched study
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/6377441
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