OBJECTIVES Alarms from continuous cardiorespiratory and pulse oximetry monitors may
contribute to parental anxiety and poor sleep during hospitalization, yet families also may …

Background The mortality impact of pulse oximetry use during infant and childhood
pneumonia management at the primary healthcare level in low-income countries is …

Background Clinical practice guidelines for bronchiolitis recommend against tests and
treatments that do not improve outcomes, yet most children admitted with bronchiolitis …

4. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Request for information: collaborative
translational research consortium to develop T4 translation of evidence-based interventions …

Objective. High incidence, rising admission rates, and relatively ineffective therapies make
the management of bronchiolitis controversial. Since 1980, the rate of hospitalization for …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Alarm fatigue is exacerbated by frequent, nonactionable
physiologic monitor alarms. Overutilization of pulse oximetry (SpO2) compounds this alarm …

BACKGROUND: To control costs, our institution changed from disposable (DP) to reusable
pulse oximeter probes (RP). Anecdotal experience suggested that RPs are not as reliable as …

OBJECTIVES: Examine the degree of seasonal variation in nonrecommended resource use
for bronchiolitis management subsequent to publication of the American Academy of …

Objectives Bronchiolitis is a leading cause of infant hospitalization in the United States; the
mean length of stay (LOS) is 3.3 days. We sought to identify the initial clinical characteristics …

Objective To evaluate the association between the use of nonrecommended pharmacology
(salbutamol and corticosteroids) per national bronchiolitis guidelines, either during the index …