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Low-Flow (LF) Oxygen Versus Heated Humidified High-Flow (HF) Therapy Following Tracheostomy
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating High Flow High Humidity device and Low Flow High Humidity device for Acute Respiratory Failure. Completed, enrolled 61 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Respiratory failure patients sometimes receive tracheostomy due to difficulty weaning from mechanical ventilation. Efforts to wean patients with a tracheostomy usually involve the administration of oxygen via High Humidity device. There are two major ways of administering oxygen to patients which include low flow delivered at less than 10Liters per minute (LPM) and high-flow delivered at greater than 10LPM. There is not a currently accepted standard of care practice for how to administer oxygen therapy to these patients. Both Low and High Flow are accepted practices in the US.
Study Details
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Interventions
High Flow High Humidity device has a flow generator built into the body of unit and can deliver flows between 10 to 60 Liters per minute (LPM) with oxygen bled in as needed in order to deliver specified Fraction of inspired Oxygen (FiO2)
Standard high humidity trach collar utilizing venturi device bleed in