Early experience with high-flow nasal oxygen therapy (HFNOT) in pediatric endoscopic airway surgery

Objective: Reporting our institutional experience with high-flow nasal oxygen therapy (HFNOT), a recently introduced technique, for endoscopic airway approaches. Methods: Prospective collection of data of children (< 16 years) undergoing endoscopic between January 2016 and August 2017 at a tertiary referral university hospital. Results: HFNOT was used in 6 children who underwent 14 procedures for different forms and causes of upper airway obstruction of various origins. No intraoperative complications; related to oxygenation were observed, and the surgical procedures could be carried out as; initially planned. Conclusions: We found that HFNOT is an effective and safe technique with a variety of potential applications in the field of endoscopic pediatric airway surgery.