Zappia Theresa, Peter Sue, Hall Graham, Vine Julie, Martin Andrew, Munns Ailsa, Shields Linda, Verheggenn Maureen
Princess Margaret Hospital , Perth , Western Australia .
Issues Compr Pediatr Nurs. 2013 Dec;36(4):309-18. doi: 10.3109/01460862.2013.834397. Epub 2013 Oct 1.
Acute lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) including bronchiolitis, is one of the leading causes of pediatric hospital admissions worldwide. Recent studies have demonstrated that some children with acute bronchiolitis can be successfully managed using home oxygen therapy.
To report the impact of a Hospital in The Home Oxygen therapy program (HiTHOx) for selected infants and young children with acute bronchiolitis and other LRTI.
The HiTHOx program appears to be a safe model of care for carefully selected infants and young children with acute bronchiolitis and LRTI that reduces the hospital length of stay.
The HiTHOx program provides an alternative model of care for infants and young children with acute LRTI. Implementation of models of care similar to that of the HiTHOx program in other pediatric health services may have the potential to create additional bed capacity, at the time of year when it is most needed.
包括细支气管炎在内的急性下呼吸道感染（LRTI）是全球范围内儿科住院的主要原因之一。最近的研究表明，一些患有急性细支气管炎的儿童可以通过家庭氧疗成功治疗。
报告家庭医院氧疗计划（HiTHOx）对选定的患有急性细支气管炎和其他下呼吸道感染的婴幼儿的影响。
HiTHOx计划似乎是一种针对精心挑选的患有急性细支气管炎和下呼吸道感染的婴幼儿的安全护理模式，可缩短住院时间。
HiTHOx计划为患有急性下呼吸道感染的婴幼儿提供了一种替代护理模式。在其他儿科医疗服务中实施类似于HiTHOx计划的护理模式，可能有潜力在最需要的时候增加床位容量。
