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. 2026 Aug 4;18(4):104. doi: 10.3390/pediatric18040104
BiPAP Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure
CAS Clinical Asthma Score
CI Confidence Interval
CPAP Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
ED Emergency Department
EPAP Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure
GRADE Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations
GMR Geometric Mean Ratio
HFNC High-Flow Nasal Cannula
HR Heart Rate
IMV Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
IQR Interquartile Range
LOS Length of Stay
MD Mean Difference
NIV Non-Invasive Ventilation
NMA Network Meta-Analysis
OR Odds Ratio
PICU Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
PIS Pulmonary Index Score
PS Pulmonary Score
PRISMA Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
RCT Randomized Controlled Trial
REML Restricted Maximum