Use of high flow nasal cannula oxygen (HFNCO) in ...

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Use of high flow nasal cannula oxygen (HFNCO) in infants with bronchiolitis on a paediatric ward: a 3-year experience We read with interest the recent article by Martin and Kneyber: Is there a role for high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy to 790

Arch Dis Child August 2014 Vol 99 No 8

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PostScript prevent endotracheal intubation in children with viral bronchiolitis?1 Respiratory support using high flow nasal cannula oxygen (HFNCO) in severe bronchiolitis has been used in various settings including a general paediatric ward.2 We would like to share our experience of using HFNCO for the last 3 years (2010–2011, 2011–2012 and 2012– 2013) in a paediatric ward, working to a strict protocol. Infants with bronchiolitis who met the criteria (SaO2