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ROX Index for High-Flow Nasal Cannula at 2, 6, and 12 Hours calculator

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Clinical inputs

Use in adults with pneumonia and acute hypoxemic respiratory failure receiving high-flow nasal cannula. Calculate from values measured at 2, 6, or 12 hours after high-flow initiation.

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Formula inputs

  • Time after starting high-flow nasal cannula
  • Oxygen saturation (SpOâ‚‚) (%)Accepted range: 1 to 100
  • Inspired oxygen fraction (FiOâ‚‚ as 0.21–1.00) (fraction)Accepted range: 0.21 to 1
  • Respiratory rate (breaths/min) (/min)Accepted range: 1 to 100

Primary source

Roca O et al. An Index Combining Respiratory Rate and Oxygenation to Predict Outcome of Nasal High-Flow Therapy. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201803-0589OC. PMID: 30576221 (2019)

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