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In this retrospective cohort study, we included all consecutive patients aged 75 years and older who were hospitalized for acute respiratory failure (ARF) in either an acute geriatric unit or an acute pulmonary care unit, and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. We compared the in-hospital prognosis between patients treated with HFNCO and patients treated with HCM. To account for confounders, we created a propensity score for HFNCO, and stabilizing inverse probability of treatment weighting (SIPTW) was applied. From March 2020 to January 2021, 67 patients (median age 87 years, 41 men) were hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2-related ARF, of whom 41 (61%) received HFNCO and 26 (39%) did not. Age and comorbidities did not significantly differ in the two groups, whereas clinical presentation was more severe in the HFNCO group (NEW2 score: 8 (5\u201311) vs. 7 (5\u20138), p = 0.02, and Sp02\/Fi02: 88 (98\u2013120) vs. 117 (114\u2013148), p = 0.03). Seven (17%) vs. two (5%) patients survived at 30 days in the HFNCO and HCM group, respectively. Overall, after SIPTW, HFNCO was significantly associated with greater survival (adjusted hazard ratio (AHR) 0.57, 95% CI 0.33\u20130.99; p = 0.04). HFNCO use was associated with a lower need for morphine (AHR 0.39, 95% CI 0.21\u20130.71; p = 0.005), but not for midazolam (AHR 0.66, 95% CI 0.37\u20131.19; p = 0.17). In conclusion, HFNCO use in non-intensive care units may reduce mortality and discomfort in older inpatients with SARS-CoV-2-related ARF.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm10163515","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,8,10]],"date-time":"2021-08-10T08:57:14Z","timestamp":1628585834000},"page":"3515","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygenation in Older Patients with SARS-CoV-2-Related Acute Respiratory Failure"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8306-8531","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Arthur","family":"Hacquin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Geriatric Internal Medicine, Dijon University Hospital, 21000 Dijon, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Marie","family":"Perret","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Geriatric Internal Medicine, Dijon University Hospital, 21000 Dijon, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5518-9803","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Patrick","family":"Manckoundia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Geriatric Internal Medicine, Dijon University Hospital, 21000 Dijon, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Philippe","family":"Bonniaud","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital, 21000 Dijon, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Guillaume","family":"Beltramo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital, 21000 Dijon, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4659-5076","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marjolaine","family":"Georges","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital, 21000 Dijon, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4408-554X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alain","family":"Putot","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Geriatric Internal Medicine, Dijon University Hospital, 21000 Dijon, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,8,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e4","DOI":"10.1093\/gerona\/glaa210","article-title":"Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of 821 Older Patients with SARS-Cov-2 Infection Admitted to Acute Care Geriatric Wards","volume":"76","author":"Zerah","year":"2021","journal-title":"J. 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