Extract
Acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure (AHRF) resulting from immersion is the hallmark of critically ill drowning patients [1]. Massive water inhalation may promote diffuse alveolar damage which can lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) [2].
Abstract
Management of drowning-associated acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure remains poorly explored. In the present retrospective observational study, non-invasive ventilation and high-flow nasal cannula uses were associated with lower intubation rates. https://bit.ly/3WYwNqr
Acknowledgements
We thank the members of the DrownAP study group: Guillaume Halley (Quimper), Alexandre Dos Santos (La Roche sur Yon), Patricia Courouble (Saint Nazaire), Florian Berteau (Morlaix), Jean Morin (Nantes), Flora Delamaire (Rennes), Rémy Marnai (Le Mans), Anthony Le Meur (Cholet), Cécile Aubron (Brest) and Jean Reignier (Nantes).
Footnotes
The datasets from this study are available from the corresponding author on request.
Author contributions: F. Reizine and A. Delbove conceived, designed, coordinated the data collection and supervised the study. F. Reizine, Y. Fedun, L. Bodenes, P. Bouju, P. Fillâtre, A. Frérou, O. Lesieur, A. Gacouin and A. Delbove collected and interpreted the data. Additional data collection and interpretation was carried out by G. Halley, F. Berteau, A. Dos Santos, R. Marnai, A. Le Meur, P. Courouble, J. Morin, F. Delamaire, C. Aubron and J. Reignier. F. Reizine performed the statistical analysis. F. Reizine, A. Gacouin and A. Delbove wrote the first draft of the article. F. Reizine, Y. Fedun, L. Bodenes, P. Bouju, P. Fillâtre, A. Frérou, O. Lesieur, A. Gacouin and A. Delbove revised the manuscript and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflict of interest related to this work.
- Received June 21, 2022.
- Accepted December 20, 2022.
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