Bronchiolitis guidelines: what about the Italian situation in a primary care setting?

ABSTRACT: Acute viral bronchiolitis is the most common cause of hospitalization in children under 12 months of age. The variable clinical presentation and the potential for sudden deterioration of the clinical conditions require a close monitoring by healthcare professionals.In Italy, first access care for children is provided by primary care physicians (PCPs) who often must face to a heterogeneous disease presentation that, in some cases, make the management of patient with bronchiolitis challenging. Consequently, Italian studies report poor adherence to national and international guidelines processed to guide the clinicians in decision making in acute viral bronchiolitis.This paper aims to identify the potential factors contributing to the lack of adherence to the suggested guidelines derived by c

SUBMITTER: Porcaro F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10510229 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature