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Home high‐flow nasal cannula as a treatment for severe tracheomalacia: A pediatric case report
Author(s) -
Vézina Kevin,
Laberge Sophie,
Nguyen The Thanh Diem
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.23688
Subject(s) - tracheomalacia , medicine , cannula , continuous positive airway pressure , surgery , nasal cannula , airway , bronchoscopy , tracheotomy , anesthesia , obstructive sleep apnea
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.