Health Condition 1: null- children age group from completed 1 month to 30 months with viral LRTIS (bronchiolitis,viral pneumonia)
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: inj. hydrocortisone: 100mg vial 5mg/kg/dose thrice daily for 3 days
Control Intervention1: Inj cefotaxime: 250mg vial 5mg/kg/day thrice daily for 3 days. similar looking vial withrespec
Sponsors
Laxman hanmanthappa bidari
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: children aged from completed 1 to 30 months with clinically diagnosed acute viral LRTIS pneumonia or bronchiolitis admitted in PICU with moderate and severe respiratory distress and/or failure
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.suspected and/or diagnosed bacterial pneumonia 2.pneumonia with parapneumonic effusion 3.pulmonary oedema (cardiogenic and non cardiogenic) 4.systemic infection causing respiratory infection 5.cardiac disease 6. children who have received any systemic steroids for more than 24 hours prior to admission chronic or recurrent lung diseases debilitating neurological illnesses
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| length of hospital stayTimepoint: Admission to discharge | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| duration of wheeze duration of respiratory distress duration of oxygen therapy need of ventilationTimepoint: Admission to discharge | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr GOVIND BENKATTI
DR. BIDARIS ASHWINI INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND RESEARCH CENTER
Outcome results
None listed