Increased use of high-flow nasal cannulas after the pandemic in bronchiolitis: a more severe disease or a changed physician’s attitude?

Increased use of high-flow nasal cannulas after the pandemic in bronchiolitis: a more severe disease or a changed physician’s attitude?

After the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, we noticed a marked increase in high-flow nasal cannula use for bronchiolitis. This study aims to report the percentage of children treated with high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) in various seasons. The secondary outcomes were admissions for bronchiolitis, virological res...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of pediatrics 2022-11, Vol.181 (11), p.3931-3936
Hauptverfasser: Ghirardo, Sergio, Cozzi, Giorgio, Tonin, Giovanna, Risso, Francesco Maria, Dotta, Laura, Zago, Alessandro, Lupia, Daniela, Cogo, Paola, Ullmann, Nicola, Coretti, Antonella, Badolato, Raffaele, Amaddeo, Alessandro, Barbi, Egidio, Cutrera, Renato
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Sprache:eng
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Bronchopneumonia
Children
COVID-19
Epidemiology
Hospitalization
Infants
Intensive care
Intubation
Medical records
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Oxygen therapy
Pandemics
Patients
Pediatrics
Respiratory therapy
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Winter
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Zusammenfassung:After the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, we noticed a marked increase in high-flow nasal cannula use for bronchiolitis. This study aims to report the percentage of children treated with high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) in various seasons. The secondary outcomes were admissions for bronchiolitis, virological results, hospital burden, and NICU/PICU need. We conducted a retrospective study in four Italian hospitals, examining the medical records of all infants (
ISSN:1432-1076
0340-6199
1432-1076
DOI:10.1007/s00431-022-04601-w