High flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy in patients with asthmatic crisis in the pediatric emergency department.

Introduction: There are few conclusive studies on the usefulness of High-Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) Oxygen Therapy in patients with asthmatic crises.

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of HFNC in chil dren older than 2 years of age that present severe and moderate asthmatic crises that do not respond to initial treatment.

Patients And Method: Open controlled randomized clinical trial of patients with asthma exacerbation in the Pediatric Emergency Department.