High-flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy for Ischemic Stroke Patients With Dysphagia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

High-flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy for Ischemic Stroke Patients With Dysphagia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

High flow nasal cannula (HFNC) ventilation therapy was found to improve the severity of obstructive sleep apnea in non-stroke subjects. The investigators hypothesized that HFNC might be effective in stroke patients with dysphagia who needed nasogastric tube feeding and can not receive continuous positive airway pressure ventilation for obstructive sleep apnea.

Inclusion Criteria:

• ischemic stroke patients with dysphagia and obstructive sleep apnea who need nasogastric tube feedings

Exclusion Criteria:

• congestive heart failure, unconsciousness, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, intracranial hemorrhage or malignancy, and unstable medical and neurological conditions
• central sleep apnea