High flow nasal cannulae for acute viral bronchiolitis in young infants: evidence-based medicine is underway to define target populations and optimal flows

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Montpellier University Hospital Centre, Montpellier, France.
² Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Sant Joan de Deu University Hospital Centre, University of Barcelona, Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.

Editorial

Gilles Cambonie et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Jul.

. 2017 Jul;9(7):1763-1766.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.06.42.

¹ Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Montpellier University Hospital Centre, Montpellier, France.
² Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Sant Joan de Deu University Hospital Centre, University of Barcelona, Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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