Bronchiolitis: evidence-based management in high-risk infants in the intensive care setting.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Systematically review the management of infants with severe bronchiolitis in a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) setting with a focus on high-risk infants to identify gaps in evidence-based knowledge.

Methods

This systematic review utilised Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P) to examine the literature on the PICU management of bronchiolitis in infants <24 months old. Three databases, Embase, PubMed and Medline, were searched and higher levels of evidence I, II and III were included.

Results

There were 455 papers reviewed and 26 met the inclusion criteria. Furthermore, 19 of these studied respiratory interventions such as positive airway pressure and oxygen delivery. The remaining 7 examined: erythropoietin, ca

SUBMITTER: Walsh R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11772224 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature