High-flow nasal cannula in bronchiolitis at a pediatric emergency department: Trends and outcomes

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OBJECTIVES: Use of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) for bronchiolitis has increased, but data describing the current use and impact of this therapy are limited. Our objective with this study was to describe the use of HFNC for bronchiolitis in a pediatric emergency department (ED) from 2013 to 2019 and to explore associations with clinical outcomes. METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study of children aged 2 to 24 months with the diagnosis of bronchiolitis. The primary outcome was HFNC initiation in the ED. Secondary outcomes included admission rate, ICU (PICU) admission, transfer to PICU from floor, and endotracheal intubation. An adjusted interrupted times series analysis was performed to analyze changes in rates of primary and secondary outcomes over time. RESULTS: In total 11 149 children met inclusion criteria; 902 (8.1%) were initiated on HFNC. The rate of HFNC initiation increased from 1.3% in 2012 2013 to 17.0% in 2018 2019 (Ptrend # .001). Less than 30% of children initiated on HFNC were hypoxic. There were no significant changes over time in rates of hospital admission, PICU admission, or PICU transfer, adjusting for clinical severity, seasonality, and provider variation. Intubation rate increased over the study period. CONCLUSIONS: We found a 13-fold increase in HFNC use over a 6-year period with no evidence of improvement in clinically meaningful outcomes. Clinical benefit should be clearly defined before further expansion of the use of HFNC for bronchiolitis in the ED.

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Lipshaw, M. J., Vukovic, A. A., Dean, P., Semenova, O., Zhang, Y., Eckerle, M., & Kurowski, E. M. (2021). High-flow nasal cannula in bronchiolitis at a pediatric emergency department: Trends and outcomes. Hospital Pediatrics, 11(2), 119–125. https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2020-002774

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