Exploring Risk Factors Associated With Intensive Care Unit Admission in a Retrospective Cohort of 631 Children With Bronchiolitis.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Examine the trends and epidemiological features of acute hospitalized bronchiolitis cases among children aged 28 days to 2 years, both before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, evaluate their need for intensive care unit (ICU) admission and identify primary risk factors associated with severe bronchiolitis.

Methods

A retrospective analysis was conducted on the medical records of paediatric patients admitted to Meyer Children's Hospital in Florence (Italy) from September 2019 to March 2023, with the diagnosis of bronchiolitis.

Results

Between 2019 and 2023, bronchiolitis hospitalizations grew by 76%, going from 131 to 230 cases, after the historical minimum of 14 cases in the 2020-2021 season. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection emerged as the pr

SUBMITTER: Guarnieri V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11758770 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature