Journal article
Intensive care unit admissions and ventilation support in infants with bronchiolitis
E Oakley, V Chong, M Borland, J Neutze, N Phillips, D Krieser, S Dalziel, A Davidson, S Donath, K Jachno, M South, A Fry, FE Babl
EMA Emergency Medicine Australasia | WILEY | Published : 2017
Abstract
Objectives: To describe the rate of intensive care unit (ICU) admission, type of ventilation support provided and risk factors for ICU admission in infants with bronchiolitis. Design: Retrospective review of hospital records and Australia and New Zealand Paediatric Intensive Care (ANZPIC) registry data for infants 2–12 months old admitted with bronchiolitis. Setting: Seven Australian and New Zealand hospitals. These infants were prospectively identified through the comparative rehydration in bronchiolitis (CRIB) study between 2009 and 2011. Results: Of 3884 infants identified, 3589 charts were available for analysis. Of 204 (5.7%) infants with bronchiolitis admitted to ICU, 162 (79.4%) recei..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We acknowledge grant support from the National Health and Medical Research Council, Canberra, Australia, the Samuel Nissen Charitable Foundation managed by Perpetual, Melbourne Australia, the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia, and the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program.