Suctioning and length of stay in infants hospitalized with bronchiolitis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Hospitalizations of infants for bronchiolitis are common and costly. Despite the high incidence and resource burden of bronchiolitis, the mainstay of treatment remains supportive care, which frequently includes nasal suctioning.

Objective

To examine the association between suctioning device type and suctioning lapses greater than 4 hours within the first 24 hours after hospital admission on length of stay (LOS) in infants with bronchiolitis.

Design

Retrospective cohort study. Data were extracted from the electronic health record.

Setting

Main hospital and satellite facility of a large quaternary care children's hospital from January 10, 2010, through April 30, 2011.

Participants

A total of 740 infants aged 2 to 12 months and hospitalized with

SUBMITTER: Mussman GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6291830 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature