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The starting rate for high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy in infants with bronchiolitis: Is clinical judgment enough?

Paola PapoffElena CarestaStefano LucianiAlessandra PierangeliCarolina ScagnolariLuigi GianniniRaffaella NennaFrancesco Montecchia
Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2021)
The wide PIF distribution in our PICU population of infants with bronchiolitis suggests two disease phenotypes whose therapeutic options might differ. An initial flow rate of nearly 2 L/kg/min meets patients' flow demands and improves respiratory mechanics and breathing effort.
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