Guideline · Consensus statement
Inter-society consensus document on treatment and prevention of bronchiolitis in newborns and infants.
- Bronchiolitis
- Chest physiotherapy
- Infection and sepsis
- Infection prevention
- Medical
- Non-invasive ventilation and high flow
- Nursing
- Physiotherapy
- Respiratory
This guideline is from 2014, more than five years ago. Check whether a newer version exists and which version your unit follows.
Summary
An Italian multidisciplinary inter-society consensus on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of acute bronchiolitis in newborns and infants. It reviews clinical diagnosis, criteria for hospital admission, risk factors for severe disease (prematurity, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, congenital heart disease, immunodeficiency) and supportive care including suctioning, hydration and oxygen. It notes limited evidence for bronchodilators, corticosteroids, chest physiotherapy, antibiotics and antivirals, and addresses environmental infection-control measures and RSV prophylaxis in at-risk infants. Relevant to PICU teams caring for infants requiring ventilatory support and to long-term wheeze outcomes.
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