A model for oxygen conservation associated with titration during pediatric oxygen therapy.

Background: Continuous oxygen treatment is essential for managing children with hypoxemia, but access to oxygen in low-resource countries remains problematic. Given the high burden of pneumonia in these countries and the fact that flow can be gradually reduced as therapy progresses, oxygen conservation through routine titration warrants exploration.

Aim: To determine the amount of oxygen saved via titration during oxygen therapy for children with hypoxemic pneumonia.

Reservoir Cannulas for Pediatric Oxygen Therapy: A Proof-of-Concept Study.

Hypoxemia is a complication of pneumonia-the leading infectious cause of death in children worldwide. Treatment generally requires oxygen-enriched air, but access in low-resource settings is expensive and unreliable. We explored use of reservoir cannulas (RCs), which yield oxygen savings in adults but have not been examined in children.