PICU admissions due to bronchiolitis markedly reduced during COVID-19 pandemic
1. In a study of all pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) in Paris, there was an 85% reduction in the number ...
Tag: bronchiolitis
Quick Take: Use of radiography in patients diagnosed as having acute bronchiolitis in US emergency departments 2007-2015
Bronchiolitis occurs with the viral infection of the lower respiratory tract, carrying with it a significant health burden among young ...
Evidence-based supportive therapy for bronchiolitis varies significantly between hospitals
1. Less than 75% of study infants hospitalized with acute bronchiolitis received the current recommended treatment, evidence-based supportive therapies (EBST), ...
Half of all readmissions following lower respiratory infections occur in infants
1. Boys, infants <1 year of age, and children with chronic conditions were found to be more likely to be ...
Nebulized saline not associated with bronchiolitis hospital length of stay
1. No significant difference in length of stay (LOS), adverse events, or readmission was appreciated among hospitalized infants with bronchiolitis ...
Hypertonic saline may be effective in bronchiolitis
1. The use of hypertonic saline (HS) in bronchiolitis was associated with lower risk of hospital admission, shorter length of ...
New AAP guidelines against albuterol for bronchiolitis
1. A new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Clinical Practice Guideline has been released for the diagnosis and management of ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind August 18 – August 25, 2014
In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. Multidrug-Resistant ...
Oxygen readings sway decision to hospitalize infants with bronchiolitis
1. Among infants with mild to moderate bronchiolitis presenting to the emergency department (ED), artificially elevating pulse oximetry readings reduced ...
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Home oxygen treatment for mild bronchiolitis explored
Image: PD 1. Age, prematurity, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation at initial presentation, in addition to history of wheezing/bronchiolitis, were ...