High-flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy in a Palliative Care Unit: Three Cases of Cancer Patients Suffering from Severe Dyspnea with Respiratory Failure
Palliative Care Research
;
: 1-5, 2024.
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in Japanese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-1007145
ABSTRACT
High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy (HFNC) in palliative care is mentioned in several guidelines, however, the indication for this procedure has not been established yet. At our department, HFNC has increasingly been adopted for end-stage cancer patients when their dyspnea needs to be alleviated. This is a case report on three patients treated with this procedure at our department. Although they had severe dyspnea with respiratory failure, their daily activities, such as enjoying meals and conversation with their families, were improved with HFNC. It can be a treatment of choice to maintain and improve patients’ quality of life (QOL) in palliative setting, where benefits and risks should be considered for each patient.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Language:
Japanese
Journal:
Palliative Care Research
Year:
2024
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