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6 questions · 6 findings · 1 reviews · Acute Respiratory Infections

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Nasal prongs vs nasopharyngeal catheter

Nasal obstruction/severe mucus production · children with acute lower respiratory tract infections

Nasal prongs may leads to lower nasal obstruction/severe mucus production compared with nasopharyngeal catheter (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oxygen therapy for lower respiratory tract infections in children between 3 months and 15 years of age 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.2 [0.09, 0.44]
3 studies · 338 participants
Low

Nasal prongs vs nasopharyngeal catheter

Treatment failure Failure to achieve adequate oxygenation (SaO2 greater than 60 mmHg) · children with acute lower respiratory tract infections

It is very uncertain whether nasal prongs changes treatment failure Failure to achieve adequate oxygenation (SaO2) compared with nasopharyngeal catheter (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oxygen therapy for lower respiratory tract infections in children between 3 months and 15 years of age 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.97 [0.52, 1.8]
3 studies · 399 participants
Very low

Nasal prongs vs nasopharyngeal catheter

Oxygen required in the first 24 hours Litres per minute (L/min) · children with acute lower respiratory tract infections

1 finding from 1 review

Oxygen therapy for lower respiratory tract infections in children between 3 months and 15 years of age 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 338 participants
Low

Nasal prongs vs nasopharyngeal catheter

Nose ulceration or bleeding · children with acute lower respiratory tract infections

Nasal prongs showed no clear difference in nose ulceration or bleeding compared with nasopharyngeal catheter (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oxygen therapy for lower respiratory tract infections in children between 3 months and 15 years of age 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.43 [0.18, 1.02]
3 studies · 338 participants
Low

Nasal prongs vs nasopharyngeal catheter

Fighting/discomfort in the first 24 hours · children with acute lower respiratory tract infections

Nasal prongs showed no clear difference in fighting/discomfort in the first 24 hours compared with nasopharyngeal catheter (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oxygen therapy for lower respiratory tract infections in children between 3 months and 15 years of age 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.77 [0.46, 1.28]
2 studies · 239 participants
Low

Nasal prongs vs nasopharyngeal catheter

Death during treatment · children with acute lower respiratory tract infections

Nasal prongs showed no clear difference in death during treatment compared with nasopharyngeal catheter (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oxygen therapy for lower respiratory tract infections in children between 3 months and 15 years of age 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.64 [0.35, 1.15]
3 studies · 338 participants
Low