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Infants without complex chronic conditions presenting to the emergency department with bronchiolitis from December 2018 to March 2019 and December 2019 to March 2020 were included in the study. In December 2019, our institution increased the allowable HFNC flow rate on IP to 2 liters per minute\/kilogram. The primary outcome was patient disposition from the emergency department. Secondary outcomes were the need for IP to pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) transfer, the need for care escalation to positive airway pressure or invasive mechanical ventilation, and hospital length of stay.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In total, 1043 and 1104 patients were included in the 2018 to 2019 and 2019 to 2020 cohorts, respectively. Infants in the second cohort were more likely to be admitted, though this association was not significant after adjusting for patient age and triage acuity. Infants in the second cohort had a lower risk of admission to the PICU, before and after adjusting for age and triage acuity. 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