Background: The International Study of Wheezing in Infants defines recurrent wheezing as
the presence of three or more medically documented episodes of wheezing within one year …

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of nebulized
hypertonic in children with acute wheezing or asthma exacerbation. Methods: Systematic …

BACKGROUND: Most acute wheezing episodes in preschool children are associated with
rhinovirus. Rhinovirus decreases extracellular adenosine triphosphate levels, leading to …

Background. Acute viral bronchiolitis is the most frequent infectious disease of the lower
airways in the first year of life with hospitalisation rates of about 2%. It is caused by …

ABSTRACT Aims & Objective: To compare the frequency of hospital admission in 1 to 6year-
old children presented to the Emergency department (ED) with acute wheezing episodes …

BACKGROUND Nebulised hypertonic saline for bronchiolitis is becoming a popular
modality in the treatment of bronchiolitis. Definite guidelines in the management of …

A meta-analysis was performed to analyze the efficacy of 3% hypertonic saline (HS) in
bronchiolitis. Pubmed and MEDLINE databases were searched for relevant articles. A total …

Background Inhaled hypertonic saline (HS) has shown benefit in decreasing airway edema
in acute bronchiolitis which is the most common lower respiratory infection resulting in …

Background Although previous studies have shown benefits of nebulized hypertonic saline
(HS) for improving airway clearance and shortening hospitalization in infants with …

Background: This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of 3% nebulized hypertonic saline
(NHS) in infants with acute bronchiolitis (AB). Methods: We systematically searched the …