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Pediatric early warning score and deteriorating ward patients on high‐flow therapy

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Delivery of non‐invasive ventilation commonly occurs in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). With the advent of high‐flow nasal cannula (HFNC), patients with respiratory distress may be rescued on the… Click to show full abstract

Delivery of non‐invasive ventilation commonly occurs in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). With the advent of high‐flow nasal cannula (HFNC), patients with respiratory distress may be rescued on the ward without a PICU admission. We evaluated our ward HFNC algorithm to determine its safety profile and independent predictors for non‐responders, defined as requiring subsequent PICU admission.

Keywords: warning score; pediatric early; deteriorating ward; high flow; early warning; score deteriorating

Journal Title: Pediatrics International
Year Published: 2019

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