Optiflow™ nasal high flow therapy

Proven* respiratory support

                  *A review of studies comprising the body of NHF evidence found the majority used F&P Optiflow™ systems

 

 
Clinical practice guidelines (ESICM, ERS)
Frequently asked therapy questions
Latest Flow Matters (updated COVID-19 edition)
Optiflow NHF therapy in practice


High flow nasal cannula (HFNC), high flow therapy (HFT), high flow oxygen/therapy (HFO/T), nasal high flow (NHF), high flow nasal prongs (HFNP), high flow oxygen (HFO), humidified high flow nasal cannula (HHFNC), heated, humidified high flow nasal cannula (HHHFNC), humidified high flow therapy (HHFT), nasal insufflation or just plain high flow (HF).

While many terms are used to describe NHF therapy, one name stands out: Optiflow NHF therapy. 

Optiflow NHF therapy from Fisher & Paykel Healthcare is at the forefront of its field, featuring in hundreds of publications and prestigious journals such as NEJM and JAMA.

Using Optiflow NHF therapy as a first-line treatment (both pre-intubation and post-extubation) may reduce a patient's escalation "up the acuity curve", resulting in better patient outcomes.

 

Clinical practice guidelines for NHF therapy


 
Oczkowski et al. Oct. 2021.
European respiratory society (ERS)


This guideline provides recommendations for the following populations:
 
  • Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure
  • Post-operative
  • Post-extubation respiratory failure
  • Rest breaks from NIV
  • Acute hypercapnic respiratory failure
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Rochwerg et al. Nov. 2020.
European society of intensive care medicine (ESICM)

This guideline provides recommendations for the following populations:
 
  • Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure
  • Post-operative
  • Post-extubation respiratory failure
  • Peri-intubation
​

Download visual abstract


 
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Optiflow NHF therapy in practice

Optiflow™ Nasal High Flow at the Royal Berkshire Hospital (Optiflow Page)

Optiflow NHF therapy across the care continuum

This video shows the introduction of the Airvo 2 device across departments of the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, UK. Hospital clinicians talk about the benefits found both to the patients and hospital since its introduction.
Extubating to Optiflow™ Nasal High Flow therapy

Extubation to Optiflow NHF therapy:
Dr. Hernández

This video depicts extubation to Optiflow NHF therapy, and is based on the procedure used by Dr. Hernández and his colleagues' in the following studies: Hernández et al. JAMA. 2016 (April)1 and Hernández et al. JAMA 2016 (Oct.)2

ROX Index explained

The ROX index can be used to monitor patients and predict the likelihood of NHF therapy success or failure. 

It combines three common measurements: FiO2, SpO2, and respiratory rate, and it is based on two known facts about sicker patients. 
1. They require more oxygen. 
2. They have a higher respiratory rate.

The index has been validated in a multi-center prospective study on 191 patients with pneumonia.*

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Options for delivering Optiflow NHF therapy

Airvo 2 heated humidifier - dedicated Optiflow NHF system
F&P 950 (blender required)
MR850 heated humidifier (blender required)
Learn more about your options for delivering Optiflow NHF therapy
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