Prospective observational study of patients hospitalized with bronchiolitis. The objective of our study is to compare the accuracy of commonly used clinical scales for bronchiolitis to predict relevant outcomes.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
150
Szpital im. Św. Jadwigi Śląskiej
Trzebnica, Poland
Number of participants requiring oxygen supplementation
Time frame: From admission to hospital discharge up to 2 weeks
Duration of oxygen supplementation
among those requiring oxygen
Time frame: From admission to hospital discharge up to 2 weeks
The time until the infant will be assessed as being 'fit for discharge'
which is defined as the point at which the infant will be feeding adequately (taking \>75% of their usual intake based on parents' assessment) and will have a saturation of at least 92% for 6 h on room air, while the axillary body temperature will remain
Time frame: From admission to hospital discharge up to 2 weeks
Worsening of clinical status, including the following
PICU admission
Time frame: From admission to hospital discharge up to 2 weeks
Adverse events, especially incidence of pneumonia
which is defined as: * temperature increase (fever \>38 ) * deterioration of general condition * inflammatory changes in lung ultrasound or chest X-ray
Time frame: From admission to hospital discharge up to 2 weeks
Hospital length of stay
(\> 3 days)
Time frame: From admission to hospital discharge up to 2 weeks
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