Early experience with high-flow nasal oxygen therapy (HFNOT) in pediatric endoscopic airway surgery.

Early experience with high-flow nasal oxygen therapy (HFNOT) in pediatric endoscopic airway surgery.

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 May;108:151-154

Authors: Riva T, Theiler L, Jaquet Y, Giger R, Nisa L

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Reporting our institutional experience with high-flow nasal oxygen therapy (HFNOT), a recently-introduced technique, for endoscopic airway approaches.
METHODS: Prospective collection of data of children (<16 years) undergoing endoscopic between January 2016 and August 2017 at a tertiary referral university hospital.
RESULTS: HFNOT was used in 6 children who underwent 14 procedures for different forms and causes of upper airway obstruction of various origins. No intraoperative complications; related to oxygenation were observed, and the surgical procedures could be carried out as; initially planned.
CONCLUSIONS: We found that HFNOT is an effective and safe technique with a variety of potential applications in the field of endoscopic pediatric airway surgery.

PMID: 29605345 [PubMed - in process]

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