Intensivists' Reported Management of Critical Bronchiolitis: More Data and New Guidelines Needed.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Existing bronchiolitis guidelines do not reflect the needs of infants admitted to the PICU. This study aimed to identify PICU providers' reported practice variations and explore the need for critical bronchiolitis clinical guidelines.

Methods

Cross-sectional electronic survey available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese between November 2020 and March 2021, distributed via research networks from North and Latin America, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand.

Results

A total of 657 PICU providers responded, including 344 English, 204 Spanish, and 109 Portuguese. PICU providers indicated frequently using (≥25% of time) diagnostic modalities for nonintubated and intubated patients on PICU admission (complete blood count [75%-97%], basic metabolic panel [64%-92%], r

SUBMITTER: Zurca AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10375032 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature