Affiliation:
1. Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis Indiana USA
2. Department of Respiratory Care Services Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health Indianapolis Indiana USA
Abstract
AbstractIntroductionThis study aimed to determine if a respiratory therapist (RT)‐driven high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) protocol could decrease duration of HFNC use, pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and hospital length of stay (LOS), and duration of continuous albuterol use in pediatric patients with critical asthma.MethodsThis was a quality improvement project performed at a quaternary academic PICU. Patients admitted to the PICU between 2 and 18 years of age with a diagnosis of asthma requiring continuous albuterol and HFNC were included. Implementation of an RT‐driven HFNC protocol [Plan‐Do‐Study‐Act (PDSA) 1] occurred in October 2017. Additional interventions included weaning continuous albuterol and HFNC simultaneously (PDSA 2; March 2019), adjusting HFNC wean rate (PDSA 3; July 2020), and a HFNC holiday (PDSA 4; October 2021). HFNC duration was the primary outcome. Secondary outcomes included LOS data and continuous albuterol duration. Noninvasive ventilation (NIV), invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), and 7‐day PICU and hospital readmission rates were used as balancing measures.ResultsA total of 410 patients were included. Patient demographics and adjunct therapy use did not differ among the groups. After PDSA 2, mean HFNC duration decreased (26.8–18.1 h). Mean PICU LOS decreased (41–31.8 h). Mean hospital LOS also decreased (86.5–68 h). These outcomes remained stable during PDSA 3 and 4. Continuous albuterol duration and NIV use were unchanged, while IMV use decreased.ConclusionsAn RT‐driven HFNC protocol led to decreased length of HFNC and PICU and hospital LOS for pediatric patients with critical asthma without an increase in adverse events.
Subject
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
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