Health Condition 1: J219- Acute bronchiolitis, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nebulization With 3% Hypertonic Saline: Nebulization With 4ml of 3% Hypertonic Saline In Children With Acute Bronchiolitis every two hourly for three doses, followed by every four hourl
Sponsors
E AJAYA KUMAR
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Previously healthy infants and children below 24 months of age admitted with first episode of respiratory tract infection with wheeze, starting as a viral upper respiratory infection (coryza, cough, fever), and a clinical severity score above 04.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children with previous episode of wheezing, chronic cardio-pulmonary disease or immunodeficiency; critical illness at presentation requiring ventilator support; the use of nebulised HS within the previous 12 hours; or premature birth (gestational age 34 weeks), X Ray showing significant findings like consolidation patches, collapse lung, pleural effusion will be excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Time taken for improvement in CSS(Clinical Severity Score 2.Time taken for normalisation of Oxygen Saturation 3.Duration of Oxygen therapy 5.Duration of hospital stayTimepoint: Comparing data for outcomes at 6hour intervals | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Comparing primary outcomes in relation to demographic profile of study subjects 2. Comparing primary outcomes in relation to duration of symptoms before admission, age & nutritional status of study subjectsTimepoint: At discharge of each patient | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr YOGENDRA SINGH VERMA
Gajra Raja Medical College, Gwalior
Outcome results
None listed