A study of 286 infants (<2 years of age) randomly allocated to three different general units in a tertiary pediatric care center with a diagnosis of bronchiolitis, and treated (or not) with 3% nebulized hypertonic saline (with terbutaline), adrenaline, ipratropium and/or budesonide indicates that on analysis treatment with nebulized hypertonic saline and/or adrenaline results in longer times of oxygen saturation <92% and longer hospitalization stays.
Published on: 06/09/2017