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Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure in Immunocompromised Patients: The Role of Non-invasive Ventilation and High-Flow Oxygen Therapy

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Over the last two decades, cancer survival rates have been progressively improving. This is believed to be due to earlier detection, advances in treatment options, and better supportive care [1]. As a result, more immunocompromised patients are seen in the intensive care unit (ICU) with a specific increase in the number of elderly patients. One of the major causes of ICU admission in this age group is the development of acute hypoxic respiratory failure (ARF), which has a rate ranging between 10 and 50% in patients suffering from cancer based on the most recent available data [2].

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  1. Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA

    Sammar R. Alsunaid & Ayman O. Soubani

  2. Medical ICU, Harper University Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA

    Ayman O. Soubani

  3. Pulmonary and Critical Care, Karmanos Cancer Center, Detroit, MI, USA

    Ayman O. Soubani

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Alsunaid, S.R., Soubani, A.O. (2020). Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure in Immunocompromised Patients: The Role of Non-invasive Ventilation and High-Flow Oxygen Therapy. In: Esquinas, A., Vargas, N. (eds) Ventilatory Support and Oxygen Therapy in Elder, Palliative and End-of-Life Care Patients . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26664-6_14

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