| 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 |