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. 2020 Jul 29;46:276–281. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.07.071

Table 2.

The settings of HFNC and NIV

1–2 h 12 h 24 h
HFNC
 Temperature,°C 35 (34–35) 35 (34–35) 34 (34–35)
 Flow, L/min 40 (33–40) 40 (36–40) 40 (40–40)
 FiO2, % 40 (40–46) 40 (40–41) 40 (35–42)
NIV
 Use of CPAP mode, % 4/13 (31%) 3/13 (23%) 3/12 (25%)
 Inspiratory pressure (above zero), cmH2O 12 (12–15) 12 (12–16) 12 (12–16)
 PEEP/CPAP, cmH2O 6 (6–9) 6 (6–9) 6 (6–10)
 FiO2, % 40 (40–50) 40 (40–48) 40 (40–49)

HFNC = high flow nasal cannula, NIV = noninvasive ventilation, CPAP = continuous positive airway pressure, PEEP = positive end expiratory pressure.