Towards evidence based emergency medicine: Best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Bet 1. Nebulised hypertonic saline significantly decreases length of hospital stay and reduces symptoms in children with bronchiolitis.
A short-cut review was carried out to establish whether nebulised hypertonic saline reduces length of stay and symptoms in children with bronchiolitis. One Cochrane review was found, which addressed this question. This review is summarised. The clinical bottom line is that nebulised hypertonic saline does reduce length of stay and symptoms in children with bronchiolitis.
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ST3 Emergency Medicine/Critical Care, Booth Hall Childrens Hospital, Manchester, UK.
D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D001988:Bronchiolitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007902:Length of Stay; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic