Journal article
Medication use in infants admitted with bronchiolitis
E Oakley, T Brys, M Borland, J Neutze, N Phillips, D Krieser, SR Dalziel, A Davidson, S Donath, K Jachno, M South, A Williams, FE Babl
EMA Emergency Medicine Australasia | WILEY | Published : 2018
Abstract
Background: There are no medications known that improve the outcome of infants with bronchiolitis. Studies have shown the management of bronchiolitis to be varied. Objectives: To describe medication use at the seven study hospitals from a recent multi-centre randomised controlled trial on hydration in bronchiolitis (comparative rehydration in bronchiolitis [CRIB]). Methods: A retrospective analysis of extant data of infants between 2 months (corrected for prematurity) and 12 months of age admitted with bronchiolitis identified through the CRIB trial. CRIB study records, medical records, pathology and radiology databases were used to collect data using a standardised form and entered in a sin..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge grant support from the National Health and Medical Research Council, Canberra, ACT, Australia, the Samuel Nissen Charitable Foundation managed by Perpetual, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, and the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. We thank the participating families, the PREDICT research assistants, and all the study clinicians, without whose help the present study could not have been undertaken.