title: Nasal high-flow therapy for type II respiratory failure in COPD: A report of four cases.
abstract: Herein we present a report of four cases of severe type II respiratory failure that had contraindications both to conventional non-invasive ventilation and to endotracheal intubation. In all four cases, we successfully used a high-flow nasal oxygen device as a rescue device, with very reassuring outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Hôpital de Verdun, 4000 LaSalle, Montréal, Québec, H4G 2A2, Canada.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pavlov
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Respiratory Therapy, Hôpital de Verdun, 4000 LaSalle, Montréal, Québec, H4G 2A2, Canada.
authors.forename: Patrice
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Plamondon
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Intensive Care, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, 5400 Gouin Ouest, Montréal, Québec, QC H4J 1C5, Canada.
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Delisle