Nawaf Khalid Al Hammadi*, Ali Jamah Alghamdi, Mobarak Moufi Aldossari, Abdullealah Saad Alshahrani, Waleed Mohammed Abu Alghayth, Abdulrhman Rasheed Almutairi, Jomana Salem Almogbel, Modhy Khalid Albuqami, Renad Turki Alotaibi, Hanan Abdulrahman Alshahrani and Haitham Abdullah Alzahrani

Respiratory Therapist, Respiratory Care Services, Pediatric Department, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

*Corresponding Author: Nawaf Khalid Al Hammadi, Respiratory Therapist, Respiratory Care Services, Pediatric Department, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Received: December 06, 2024; Published: January 20, 2025

Abstract

We aimed to look into efficiency of CPAP delivery techniques and see whether using CPAP may be therapeutically helpful for pediatric with bronchiolitis. This systematic review was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement (PRISMA). We searched PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library between 2015 and 2024. The main search phrases were CPAP and bronchiolitis. We considered RCTs, with children under 12 months of age complain of bronchiolitis, and contrasted CPAP with other respiratory support techniques or CPAP enhanced in different ways. For young children with bronchiolitis, HFNC may be a helpful alternative to CPAP. CPAP use did not reduce the need for mechanical ventilation in children with bronchiolitis, despite the weak evidence. Little to no data suggests that children with bronchiolitis who received CPAP fared better. In young infants with moderate to severe bronchiolitis, the failure rate of first HFNC treatment was not comparable to that of nCPAP. When using a helmet instead of a face mask, CPAP is more pleasant and requires less sedation. Both nasal prong-administered and helmet-administered CPAP are equally beneficial for treating acute bronchiolitis in young children.

 Keywords: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; Acute Bronchiolitis; Efficacy; Safety

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Citation

Citation: Nawaf Khalid Al Hammadi., et al. “Safety and Efficacy of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Pediatric Younger than One Year with Acute Bronchiolitis; Systematic Review”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 9.2 (2025): 69-74.

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