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Table 3 Vital signs and arterial blood gas tests at termination of HFNC and 1–2 h of NIV as rescue therapy among the patients with HFNC failure

From: The experience of high-flow nasal cannula in hospitalized patients with 2019 novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia in two hospitals of Chongqing, China

 

Termination of HFNC

1–2 h of NIV as rescue therapy

p

RR, breaths/min

23 (22–29)

24 (21–24)

0.12

HR, beats/min

74 (67–89)

79 (74–88)

0.96

SBP, mmHg

133 (111–138)

125 (111–130)

0.34

DBP, mmHg

72 (68–76)

71 (68–82)

0.93

pH

7.49 (7.46–7.50)

7.49 (7.48–7.50)

0.20

PaCO2, mmHg

33 (32–36)

32 (30–34)

0.04

PaO2/FiO2, mmHg

114 (79–130)

172 (150–208)

0.04

FiO2, %

50 (40–70)

50 (40–70)

0.10

  1. RR respiratory rate, HR heart rate, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HFNC high-flow nasal cannula, NIV noninvasive ventilation
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