Table 2.
Management of infants with bronchiolitis in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU), on the ward, and in the emergency department (ED)*
|
PICU n = 46 n (%) |
Ward n = 40 n (%) |
ED n = 35** n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen support | 43 (94) | 32 (80) | 11 (31) |
| Fluid support p.o. | 31 (67) | 27 (68) | 3 (9) |
| Fluid support i.v. | 24 (52) | 19 (48) | 8 (23) |
| Inhaled | |||
| Adrenaline | 26 (57) | 6 (15) | 2 (6) |
| Beta-agonist | 7 (15) | 6 (15) | 4 (11) |
| NaCl 0,9% | 0 | 4 (10) | 2 (6) |
| NaCl 3% | 35 (76) | 24 (60) | 1 (3) |
| Ipratropiumbromid | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 |
| Systemic steroids | 2 (4) | 1 (3) | 1 (3) |
| Magnesium sulphate i.v. | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 |
| HFOT | 43 (94) | 30 (75) | 0 |
| nCPAP | 17 (37) | 0 | 0 |
| Mechanical ventilation | 4 (9) | 0 | 0 |
HFOT high-flow oxygen therapy, i.v. intravenous, NaCl sodium chloride, nCPAP nasal continuous positive airway pressure, p.o. per os
*From all 46 patients, there was also information collected and presented here of their possible treatment in the ED and ward, before or after being treated in the PICU
**The information of two patients is missing as they were transported straight to the PICU without actually being treated in the ED