Impact of Body Mass Index and Initial Respiratory Support on Pediatric Subjects in Acute Respiratory Failure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is unknown how the initial choice of respiratory support by pediatric ICU providers contributes to outcomes of nonintubated obese children with respiratory failure. We hypothesized that body mass index and the type of initial respiratory support applied are associated with poor clinical outcomes in patients who carry respiratory failure-associated diagnoses.

Methods

This is a retrospective analysis of de-identified patient data obtained from the Virtual PICU System database (2009-2018). We included subjects 2-18 y old who received bi-level positive airway pressure/CPAP or high-flow nasal cannula as the initial respiratory support and were assigned respiratory failure-associated diagnoses (ie, acute hypoxic respiratory failure). The study population was divided

SUBMITTER: Schlueter D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9993871 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature