Bronchiolitis

Long-term outcomes of bronchiolitis in infancy include a higher prevalence of asthma and more obstructive lung function patterns in young adulthood, researchers reported in BMJ Open Respiratory Research.

In the U.S., pediatric ICU admissions showed significant changes in diseases seen in patients and a substantial decrease during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to findings published in Chest.

Identification of viral type and number may aid in predicting the duration of positive pressure ventilation in critically ill infants with bronchiolitis, according to results published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

New data published in JAMA indicate that continuous pulse oximetry monitoring is being used often in children hospitalized with bronchiolitis who are not receiving active supplemental oxygen administration — a population in whom this is not indicated.

Among children with a history of severe bronchiolitis, exposure to acid suppressant medications during infancy increased their risk for developing recurrent wheeze by age 3 years, according to findings presented during the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.

The implementation of a pediatric observation unit, or POU, reduced patient length of stay and conversion rates and increased patient satisfaction at a New York City hospital, according to a study published in BMJ Open Quality.

In this bimonthly column, pediatric infectious disease specialists Asif Noor, MD, FAAP, and Ulka Kothari, MD, share valuable insight on antimicrobial stewardship in pediatric outpatient settings and explain why it is important for your practice. Antimicrobial stewardship programs, or ASPs, have become a crucial intervention to spare patients and facilities from the burden of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, which are responsible for one death every 15 minutes, according to updated estimates from the CDC.

In this bimonthly column, pediatric infectious disease specialists Asif Noor, MD, FAAP, and Ulka Kothari, MD, share valuable insight on antimicrobial stewardship in pediatric outpatient settings and explain why it is important for your practice. Antimicrobial stewardship programs, or ASPs, have become a crucial intervention to spare patients and facilities from the burden of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, which are responsible for one death every 15 minutes, according to updated estimates from the CDC.

A recent meta-analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics suggests that nebulized normal saline may be considered an active treatment as opposed to a placebo in studies evaluating therapies for acute viral bronchiolitis in young children.