PMID- 30945478 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200312 LR - 20200312 IS - 1099-0496 (Electronic) IS - 1099-0496 (Linking) VI - 54 IP - 7 DP - 2019 Jul TI - Randomized clinical trial of high concentration versus titrated oxygen use in pediatric asthma. PG - 970-976 LID - 10.1002/ppul.24329 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of high concentration to titrated oxygen therapy (HCOT) on transcutaneous carbon dioxide (PtCO(2) ) level in pediatric asthma exacerbation. Titrated oxygen therapy (TOT) in acute asthma will avoid a rise in PtCO (2) in the pediatric population. METHOD: The study design is a prospective, randomized, clinical trial comparing HCOT (maintain SpO2 92-95%) while being treated for asthma exacerbation in the emergency department (ED). INCLUSION CRITERIA: 2 to 18 years, previously diagnosed asthma with acute exacerbation (asthma score >5). PtCO(2) and asthma scores were measured at 0, 20, 40, 60 minutes and then every 30 minutes until disposition decision. The primary outcome was a change in PtCO (2) . Secondary outcomes were admission rate and change in asthma score. RESULTS: A total of 96 patients were enrolled in the study with a mean age of 8.27 years; 49 in HCOT and 47 in the TOT group. The 0 minute PtCO(2) was similar (35.33 + 3.88 HCOT vs 36.66 + 4.69 TOT, P = 0.13); whereas, the 60 minutes PtCO (2) was higher in the HCOT (38.08 + 5.11 HCOT vs 35.51 + 4.57 TOT, P = 0.01). The asthma score was similar at 0 minute (7.55 + 1.34 HCOT vs 7.30 + 1.18 TOT, P = 0.33); whereas, the 60 minutes asthma score was lower in the TOT (4.71 + 1.38 HCOT vs 3.57 + 1.25 TOT, P = 0.0001). The rate of admission to the hospital was 40.5% in HCOT vs 25.5% in the TOT (P = 0.088). CONCLUSIONS: HCOT in pediatric asthma exacerbation leads to significantly higher carbon dioxide levels, which increases asthma scores and trends towards the increasing rate of admission. Larger studies are needed to explore this association. CI - (c) 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. FAU - Patel, Bhavi AU - Patel B AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9776-2719 AD - Department of Pediatric Critical Care, The Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, New York. AD - Department of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Miami, Florida. FAU - Khine, Hnin AU - Khine H AD - Department of Pediatric Critical Care, The Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, New York. FAU - Shah, Ami AU - Shah A AD - Department of Pediatric Critical Care, The Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, New York. FAU - Sung, Deborah AU - Sung D AD - Department of Pediatric Critical Care, The Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, New York. FAU - Medar, Shivanand AU - Medar S AD - Department of Pediatric Critical Care, The Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, New York. FAU - Singer, Lewis AU - Singer L AD - Department of Pediatric Critical Care, The Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, New York. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial DEP - 20190403 PL - United States TA - Pediatr Pulmonol JT - Pediatric pulmonology JID - 8510590 RN - 142M471B3J (Carbon Dioxide) RN - S88TT14065 (Oxygen) SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Asthma/metabolism/*therapy MH - Carbon Dioxide/*metabolism MH - Child MH - Child, Preschool MH - Emergency Service, Hospital MH - Female MH - Hospitalization MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Oxygen/*administration & dosage MH - *Oxygen Inhalation Therapy OTO - NOTNLM OT - asthma OT - oxygen OT - pediatric asthma exacerbation OT - transcutaneous carbon dioxide (PtCO2) EDAT- 2019/04/05 06:00 MHDA- 2020/03/13 06:00 CRDT- 2019/04/05 06:00 PHST- 2018/04/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/01/23 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/03/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/04/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/03/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/04/05 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/ppul.24329 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Pediatr Pulmonol. 2019 Jul;54(7):970-976. doi: 10.1002/ppul.24329. Epub 2019 Apr 3.