High flow nasal cannula in older vulnerable COVID-19 patients: A missed opportunity?

Respir Med. 2021 Nov-Dec:189:106666. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2021.106666. Epub 2021 Oct 26.

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Section Geriatric Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Section Geriatric Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, the Netherlands.
³ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, the Netherlands.
⁵ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Section Vascular Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands. Electronic address: teba.alnima@mumc.nl.

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Keywords: COVID-19; Frailty; High flow nasal cannula; Respiratory insufficiency.

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