Importance of respiratory syncytial virus as a predictor of hospital length of stay in bronchiolitis.

ABSTRACT: IIntroduction : Bronchiolitis is the leading cause of hospitalization in children. Estimate potentially preventable variables that impact the length of hospital stay are a priority to reduce the costs associated with this disease. This study aims to identify clinical variables associated with length of hospital stay of bronchiolitis in children in a tropical middle-income country Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study in 417 infants with bronchiolitis in tertiary centers in Colombia. All medical records of all patients admitted to the emergency department were reviewed. To identify factors independently associated we use negative binomial regression model, to estimate incidence rate ratios (IRR) and adjust for potential confounding variables Results

SUBMITTER: Buendia JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9277196 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature