Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
High-flow nasal oxygen versus standard care during flexible bronchoscopy in children under general anaesthesia—The BUFFALO randomised controlled pilot trial
Authors' conclusion
The technique of using NHF during flexible bronchoscopies in children and the protocol for this trial were feasible in the two participating centres.
Study context
- Population
- Children aged >37 weeks gestational age to 16 years presenting for elective flexible bronchoscopy under GA89 eligible of 707 screened
- Participants
- 81 children
- Comparison
- NHF vs Standard care
- NHFn = 43
- Standard caren = 38reference
- Primary endpoint
- Feasibility of recruitment to the protocol
Methodological detailsbi-centre, unmasked, parallel-group
- Bi-centre
- Unmasked
- Parallel-group
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Feasibility outcomes
Completion rate
100%
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Original publication
High-flow nasal oxygen versus standard care during flexible bronchoscopy in children under general anaesthesia—The BUFFALO randomised controlled pilot trial. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. Published 11 July 2026. doi:10.
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