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Home high‐flow nasal cannula as a treatment for severe tracheomalacia: A pediatric case report

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Tracheomalacia refers to a softness of the tracheal cartilage that makes the airway more susceptible to collapse. In contrast to milder cases where conservative therapy is preferred, severe tracheomalacia is… Click to show full abstract

Tracheomalacia refers to a softness of the tracheal cartilage that makes the airway more susceptible to collapse. In contrast to milder cases where conservative therapy is preferred, severe tracheomalacia is often a life threatening condition requiring more aggressive management. For children with this condition, a variety of treatment options are available. To our knowledge, this is the first report of home high‐flow nasal cannula as an alternative therapy to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and surgical procedures in a pediatric patient with severe extensive tracheomalacia.

Keywords: flow nasal; high flow; severe tracheomalacia; nasal cannula; home high; tracheomalacia

Journal Title: Pediatric Pulmonology
Year Published: 2017

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