Early experience with high-flow nasal oxygen therapy (HFNOT) in pediatric endoscopic airway surgery

Thomas Riva; Lorenz Theiler; Yves Jaquet; Roland Giger; Lluís Nisa

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.02.035

Early experience with high-flow nasal oxygen therapy (HFNOT) in pediatric endoscopic airway surgery

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 May:108:151-154. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.02.035. Epub 2018 Feb 26.

Authors

Thomas Riva¹, Lorenz Theiler¹, Yves Jaquet², Roland Giger³, Lluís Nisa⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland.
² Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland; Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Hôpital Neuchâtelois, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
³ Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland. Electronic address: lluis.nisa@dbmr.unibe.ch.

PMID: 29605345
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.02.035

Abstract

Objective: Reporting our institutional experience with high-flow nasal oxygen therapy (HFNOT), a recently-introduced technique, for endoscopic airway approaches.

Methods: Prospective collection of data of children (<16 years) undergoing endoscopic between January 2016 and August 2017 at a tertiary referral university hospital.

Results: HFNOT was used in 6 children who underwent 14 procedures for different forms and causes of upper airway obstruction of various origins. No intraoperative complications; related to oxygenation were observed, and the surgical procedures could be carried out as; initially planned.

Conclusions: We found that HFNOT is an effective and safe technique with a variety of potential applications in the field of endoscopic pediatric airway surgery.

Keywords: Endoscopic airway surgery; HFNOT; Laryngotracheal stenosis.

Publication types

Observational Study

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Airway Obstruction / surgery*
Child
Child, Preschool
Endoscopy / methods*
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Nose
Oxygen
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / methods*
Prospective Studies

Substances

Oxygen