High flow oxygen therapy

• Published in: Archives of disease in childhood Vol. 108; no. 3; p. 177
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health 01.03.2023; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: Hospitals; Humans; Intensive care; Intensive care units; Length of stay; Miscellanea; Oxygen; Oxygen - therapeutic use; Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; Oxygen therapy; Pediatrics; Respiratory Insufficiency - therapy; Singing

High flow oxygen therapy (HFOT) appears to associated with a significantly longer length-of-stay and an increased admission rate to intensive care units compared with standard oxygen therapy in children (aged 1 year to 4 years) requiring oxygen therapy support for their respiratory failure. Maria de...