THE USE OF NON-INVASIVE VENTILATION AND HIGH-FLOW OXYGEN THERAPY IN CHILDREN WITH VARIOUS PATHOLOGIES IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY HOSPITAL

Abstract

The study analyzes the frequency of noninvasive lung ventilation through nasal cannulas, face mask, helmet in 98 children with various pathologies, as well as difficulties in their use. In the course of the work, the modes of selection of noninvasive ventilation, age groups of patients, and the effectiveness of this method were investigated. Despite a rather large number of difficulties, high flow oxygen therapy and non invasive ventilation are actively used in the treatment of respiratory failure in all age groups. As the analysis showed, noninvasive ventilation with a helmet was not performed in children under 3 years of age. This fact is probably related to the need for additional sedation, difficulties with access to the respiratory tract of the child, the selection of parameters to achieve the optimal regime and the formation of condensation. The frequency of high flow oxygen therapy and noninvasive ventilation in the treatment of acute respiratory failure in children of all ages is more than 79% in various pathologies. The limited use of the helmet for non invasive ventilation requires a more detailed analysis.