Nebulised hypertonic saline solution for acute bronchiolitis in infants

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Authors

Linjie Zhang · Universidade Federal do Rio Grande

Raúl Andrés Mendoza-Sassi · Universidade Federal do Rio Grande

Claire Wainwright · Royal Children's Hospital

Terry P. Klassen · Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba

Abstract

Current evidence suggests nebulised 3% saline may significantly reduce the length of hospital stay among infants hospitalised with non-severe acute viral bronchiolitis and improve the clinical severity score in both outpatient and inpatient populations.

Topics & Keywords

Respiratory viral infections research Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Respiratory Support and Mechanisms

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volume 12, Issue 7, pp. CD006458-CD006458

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd006458.pub3

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