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Randomised controlled studies including paediatric patients aged \u226424 months with bronchiolitis comparing the use of HFNC\n                      <jats:italic>versus<\/jats:italic>\n                      low-flow nasal cannula (LFNC) or continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) were included. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were followed. Random-effect modelling was used to estimate pooled effects.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>18 studies with 4094 patients were included. HFNC did not reduce the need for mechanical ventilation compared to LFNC (risk ratio 0.69, 95% CI 0.33\u20131.44; p=0.32) or CPAP (risk ratio 0.90, 95% CI 0.65\u20131.24; p=0.52). HFNC resulted in less treatment failure compared to LFNC (risk ratio 0.44, 95% CI 0.23\u20130.87; p=0.02), whereas there was no difference compared to CPAP (risk ratio 1.28, 95% CI 0.90\u20131.80; p=0.17). HFNC was associated with significant reduction in length of paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) stay compared to LFNC (mean difference (MD) \u22120.40 95% CI \u22120.78\u2013 \u22120.02; p=0.04), but not compared to CPAP (MD \u22120.24, 95% CI \u22120.91\u20130.43; p=0.47).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Interpretation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>HFNC significantly reduced treatment failure, length of PICU stay and total oxygen therapy duration compared to LFNC. No differences between HFNC and CPAP in primary and secondary outcomes. 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