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Prognostic impact of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen supply in an ICU patient with pulmonary fibrosis complicated by acute respiratory failure

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Boyer, A., Vargas, F., Delacre, M. et al. Prognostic impact of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen supply in an ICU patient with pulmonary fibrosis complicated by acute respiratory failure. Intensive Care Med 37, 558–559 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-010-2036-9

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