ArticleIndian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine2018
Comparative Study between Noninvasive Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and Hot Humidified High-flow Nasal Cannulae as a Mode of Respiratory Support in Infants with Acute Bronchiolitis in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Care Hospital.
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- Respiratory support in paediatric patients with bronchiolitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026Pooled it
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- High-Flow Oxygen Therapy vs. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Hospitalised Bronchiolitis: A Meta-Analysis.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2026Pooled it
- High-flow nasal cannula versus continuous positive airway pressure for noninvasive respiratory support in children with bronchiolitis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Application of the TIDieR checklist to improve the HFNC use in bronchiolitis management.European journal of pediatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Bronchiolitis: evidence-based management in high-risk infants in the intensive care setting.Pediatric research · 2024Pooled it
- High-flow nasal cannula therapy for infants with bronchiolitis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- High flow nasal cannula for respiratory support in term infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of efficacy and safety of continuous positive airways pressure versus high flow oxygen cannula in acute bronchiolitis.BMC pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) for severe pneumonia in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of contextual factors.Journal of global health · 2022Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of high flow nasal oxygen for children with bronchiolitis: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open respiratory research · 2021Pooled it
- Non-Invasive Ventilation Strategies in Children With Acute Lower Respiratory Infection: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Pooled it
- Outcomes of High-Flow Nasal Cannula Vs. Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Young Children With Respiratory Distress: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Pooled it
- High flow nasal cannula as respiratory support in treating infant bronchiolitis: a systematic review.European journal of pediatrics · 2020Pooled it
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- High flow nasal cannula therapy versus continuous positive airway pressure and nasal positive pressure ventilation in infants with severe bronchiolitis: a randomized controlled trial.The Pan African medical journal · 2021Trial
- High flow nasal cannula and continuous positive airway pressure therapy in treatment of viral bronchiolitis: a randomized clinical trial.European journal of pediatrics · 2020Trial
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- Assessment of outcome and tolerability of high velocity nasal insufflation and continuous positive airway pressure in children with acute respiratory distress.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Non-invasive respiratory support in pediatric patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundEarly initiation of appropriate noninvasive respiratory support is utmost important intervention to avoid mechanical ventilation in severe bronchiolitis.
aimThis study aims to compare noninvasive continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) and hot humidified high-flow nasal cannulae (HHHFNC) as modes of respiratory support in infants with severe bronchiolitis.
methodsProspective, randomized, open-label pilot study done in a tertiary-care hospital Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Participants: 31 infants (excluding neonates) clinically diagnosed with acute bronchiolitis having peripheral capillary oxygen saturation (SpO
resultsMean age was 3.41 ± 1.11 months (95% confidence interval 2.58-4.23). Compared to nCPAP, HHHFNC was better tolerated as indicated by better normalization of HR (
conclusionHHHFNC is an emerging alternative to nCPAP in the management of infants with acute bronchiolitis.
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