Agreements and controversies of national guidelines for bronchiolitis: Results from an Italian survey.

ABSTRACT: Significant variations in the management of bronchiolitis are often recorded, and, in parallel, to recommend a univocal clinical approach is challenging and still questioned. This study is aimed to evaluate the diagnostic and therapeutic management of bronchiolitis in children adopted by Italian pediatricians following the national guidelines. A survey study was designed and carried out by sending an email an open-ended questionnaire developed by an expert panel of the Scientific Board of the Italian Society of Pediatric Allergology and Immunology (SIAIP). Questions were designed according to the national intersociety consensus document on treatment and prevention of bronchiolitis in newborns and infants. Overall, 234 pediatricians were taking part in the study. When diagnosing bronchiolit

SUBMITTER: Manti S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8589388 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature