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Table 4 High-flow nasal cannula scheme for oxygen requirements coupled with gas flow rates

From: Awake prone positioning in nonintubated spontaneous breathing ICU patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (PRONELIFE)—protocol for a randomized clinical trial

FiO2

21–30%

30–40%

40–60%

60–100%

Flow

30 L/min

30–40 L/min

40–50 L/min

50–70 L/min

  1. In case the patient is using NIV, sessions could be interrupted when the respiratory rate is < 25 breaths/min and the FiO2 < 40% (for a SpO2 88%)
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