Association between respiratory rate oxygenation index and need for positive pressure ventilation in children on high flow nasal cannula for bronchiolitis.

ABSTRACT: Our objective was to evaluate the association of respiratory rate oxygenation index (ROX) with the need for positive pressure ventilation in children < 2 years of age with bronchiolitis on high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy. We performed a single-center prospective observational study of a convenience sample of children < 2 years of age with bronchiolitis who had HFNC initiated in the pediatric emergency department between November and March, 2018-2020. ROX was calculated as pulse oximetry/FiO₂/respiratory rate at HFNC initiation. Demographics, need for positive pressure ventilation (PPV), disposition, and hospital length of stay were collected. Logistic regression model was used to determine the odds ratio for PPV need relative to the highest ROX quartile. Of the 373 patien

SUBMITTER: Kannikeswaran N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9525568 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature