PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Morgan, Sherwin E
AU  - Mosakowski, Steve
AU  - Solano, Patti
AU  - Hall, Jesse B
AU  - Tung, Avery
TI  - High-Flow Nasal Cannula and Aerosolized β Agonists for Rescue Therapy in Children With Bronchiolitis: A Case Series
AID  - 10.4187/respcare.03996
DP  - 2015 Sep 01
TA  - Respiratory Care
PG  - e161--e165
VI  - 60
IP  - 9
4099  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/60/9/e161.short
4100  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/60/9/e161.full
AB  - Asthma and bronchiolitis are episodic obstructive pulmonary diseases characterized by bronchoconstriction, airway wall inflammation, increased mucus production, and air-flow obstruction. We present the cases of 5 infants treated for acute bronchiolitis with respiratory distress using a combination of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen (HFNC) and an Aerogen nebulizer to deliver aerosolized β-agonist therapy. In all infants, we found that HFNC resulted in a greater heart rate increase than delivery via a facemask. We also found that patients tolerated inhaled therapy better with HFNC than a facemask.