Introduction Bronchiolitis is one of the most common reasons for hospital admissions in early
childhood. As supportive treatment, some treatment guidelines suggest using nasal …

Aim Published guidelines do not recommend nasal irrigation in bronchiolitis, but it is
common practice in Italy, despite a lack of data on its benefits or adverse effects. This single …

The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to measure the short-term
association of nebulized normal saline with physiologic measures of respiratory status in …

Introduction Bronchiolitis is an acute viral infection of the lower respiratory tract. It is most
commonly caused by respiratory syncytial virus. Being a common reason for hospitalisation …

Background Airway edema and mucus plugging are the predominant pathological features
in infants with acute viral bronchiolitis. Nebulized hypertonic saline solution may reduce …

Introduction: Bronchiolitis is commonly noticed condition in children, especially in infants
and characterised by inflammation of bronchioles. Inspite of this common occurrence the …

Background Acute lower respiratory tract infections are the commonest cause of
hospitalisation in young children and supportive care remains the cornerstone of …

Aims Recent conclusive evidence has suggested that, contrary to previous limited evidence,
there is no benefit to the use of 3% hypertonic saline (3% HS) in the treatment of …

Background: Bronchiolitis is a common clinical problem in children below 2 years presenting
with respiratory symptoms. As there is necrosis and sloughing of epithelial cells, edema …

Background Acute bronchiolitis is the commonest cause of hospitalisation in infancy.
Currently management consists of supportive care and oxygen. A Cochrane review …