Bronchiolitis Archives - Pulmonology Advisor

Bronchiolitis As-Needed Follow-Up Visits May Be As Effective as Scheduled Visits

August 4, 2020

Researchers randomly assigned children younger than aged 24 months hospitalized for bronchiolitis to a scheduled or as-needed follow-up visit.

Lung Infection

Recurrent Wheezing Risk in Infants Following Bronchiolitis Hospitalization

By

Virginia A. Schad, PharmD, RPh

July 21, 2020

Among infants with severe bronchiolitis, those with rhinovirus at hospitalization followed by a new rhinovirus infection had the highest risk of recurrent wheezing.

Lung Infection

Nebulized Normal Saline Evaluated for Acute Viral Bronchiolitis

By

Cassandra Pardini, PharmD

February 11, 2020

Although no differences were seen in the standardized mean differences for respiratory rate or oxygen saturation when comparing nebulized normal saline with another placebo, a difference in respiratory scores which favored nebulized normal saline by -0.9 points was observed 60 minutes posttreatment.

Asthma

Variables in Bronchiolitis Hospitalization Not Linked to Higher Asthma Diagnoses

By

Bryant Moeller

October 16, 2019

Although >50% of infants hospitalized for bronchiolitis were diagnosed with asthma within 5 years of discharge, no hospital-based variables were linked to higher diagnosis rates.

Asthma

Elevated Asthma Risk Linked to Rhinovirus-Induced Bronchiolitis in Children

By

Sheila Jacobs

September 25, 2019

Severe bronchiolitis caused by rhinovirus type A or B may be linked to earlier initiation and prolonged use of asthma control medication.

General Pulmonology

Can Quantitative CT Measure Disease Severity in Postinfectious Bronchiolitis?

By

Sheila Jacobs

May 7, 2019

Effective quantitative airway measurements and air-trapping evaluations based on chest computed tomography scans are technically feasible in pediatric patients with postinfectious bronchiolitis obliterans.

Asthma