التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
A two-tiered high-flow nasal cannula approach does not increase intensive care utilization and hospital length of stay in bronchiolitis. |
| المؤلفون: |
Tirelli, Francesca, Todeschini Premuda, Marco, Francaviglia, Giulia, Frigo, Anna Chiara, Baraldi, Eugenio, Da Dalt, Liviana, Bressan, Silvia |
| المصدر: |
European Journal of Pediatrics; Sep2024, Vol. 183 Issue 9, p4133-4137, 5p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
LENGTH of stay in hospitals, INTENSIVE care units, NASAL cannula, HOSPITAL care of children, OXYGEN therapy, CRITICALLY ill children |
| مستخلص: |
While concerns about high-flow nasal cannula oxygen (HFNC) overuse and associated increased use of hospital resources are rapidly spreading, a two-tiered approach in its use is recommended by recent bronchiolitis guidelines. However, data on its effects in practice have not been reported. We aimed to analyze the trends in use of HFNC, hospitalizations, length of stay (LOS), and intensive care unit (ICU) admissions for bronchiolitis in a tertiary care center using a two-tiered HFNC approach since its introduction in practice. We retrospectively included data of children < 12 months of age who presented to the Paediatric Emergency Department (PED) and were hospitalized for bronchiolitis at our institution in the epidemic season between October 1st and April 30th during the years 2012–2023 and compared the clinical data across the years. Of the 687 hospitalized children included, 79.9% required oxygen supplementation. Use of HFNC significantly increased since its implementation (from 25% in 2012–2013 to over 60% since 2019–2020, p < 0.0001) and was most frequently administered as rescue treatment (in 57.5% of patients). There was no increased trend in ICU admissions (between 1.5% and 10.0% of hospitalizations across seasons, p = 0.40), while LOS, after increasing between 2013 and 2016 (medians between 4.0 and 5.4 days), remained stable thereafter (medians between 3.8 and 4.3 days). Conclusions: The use of HFNC according to a two-tiered approach does not appear to be associated with an increase in ICU utilization or LOS. What is Known: • Bronchiolitis is one of the most common reasons for hospitalization in infants. • Use high-flow nasal canulae oxygen (HFNC) has rapidly spread outside the intensive care unit (ICU) to treat infants with bronchiolitis, although increasing evidence has dampened the initial enthusiasm about their effectiveness. • Concerns nowadays are rising about HFNC overuse and associated increased use of hospital resources, including escalation of care to ICU. What is New: • A more selective use of HFNC according to a "two-tiered approach", intended as a second-line rescue treatment in non-severely ill children who fail standard oxygen therapy, is not associated with increased ICU and length of hospital stay. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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