Bronchiolitis management in pediatric emergency departments in Australia and New Zealand: A PREDICT study

Abstract

Objectives: Bronchiolitis is the most frequent reason for admission in infants. We set out to compare clinical practice guideline (CPG) recommendations and physician management of bronchiolitis at Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT) sites in Australia and New Zealand as a baseline for prospective trials. Methods: (i) Review of bronchiolitis CPGs from PREDICT sites. (ii) Survey of senior pediatric emergency physicians at PREDICT sites to determine management strategies in bronchiolitis. Results: All 11 PREDICT sites participated. Ten sites used a specific bronchiolitis CPG. "-agonists were not recommended unless the child was older or asthma was ..