Amy M DeLaroche, Chaya Pitman-Hunt, Peter Whittaker, Priya Spencer, Jacqueline Leja, Karima Lelak, Rajan Arora, Nirupama Kannikeswaran
OBJECTIVES: We assessed whether initiation of oral enteral nutrition in the emergency department (ED) for patients with bronchiolitis hospitalized on humidified high flow nasal cannula (HHFNC) was associated with a shorter hospital length of stay (LOS) without an increase in return ED visits or hospital readmissions. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included children ≤24 months of age with bronchiolitis hospitalized to the general pediatric floor on HHFNC in two time periods: October 1, 2018 - April 30, 2019, and following implementation of a revised institutional bronchiolitis pathway that encouraged enteral nutrition initiation in the ED, October 1, 2021 - April 30, 2022...
March 12, 2024: American Journal of Emergency Medicine