Table 2 Management and complications of acute bronchiolitis
From: Viral aetiology of bronchiolitis in hospitalised children in Qatar
Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Assisted ventilation | |
 Yes | 32 (8.7%) |
Assisted ventilation type (n = 32) | |
 Non-invasive | 22 (6%) |
 Invasive | 1 (0.3%) |
 Both | 9 (2.4%) |
Therapy/Treatment (n = 369) | |
 β agonist | 331 (89.7%) |
 Adrenaline | 151 (40.9%) |
 0.9% saline | 42 (11.4%) |
 3.0% saline | 160 (43.4%) |
 Steroids | 85 (23%) |
 Antibiotics | 239 (64.8%) |
 Mucomist | 6 (1.6%) |
 Atrovent | 38 (10.3%) |
Complications (n = 369) | |
 Collapse | 76 (20.6%) |
 Barotrauma | 0 (0) |
 Atelectasis | 97 (26.3%) |
 Pneumonia | 63 (17.1%) |
 Sepsis | 20 (5.4%) |
 Acute respiratory distress syndrome | 0 (0) |