The use of noninvasive ventilation in the treatment of respiratory failure has increased in recent years. Nasal continuous positive airway pressure, a noninvasive method of ventilation, is thought to decrease the incidence of arrhythmias, but this case report presents supraventricular tachycardia attacks secondary to nasal continuous positive airway pressure. A 15-month-old boy was admitted to the intensive care unit with diagnoses of sepsis, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, acute renal failure, and myocarditis. Supraventricular tachycardia attacks started after nasal continuous positive airway pressure but became regular after switching to invasive mechanical ventilation.

Keywords: Respiratory failure, nCPAP, supraventricular tachycardia, child