Pediatric pulmonology
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Pediatric pulmonology · Jul 2014
Multicenter StudyAssessing the impact of national guidelines on the management of children hospitalized for acute bronchiolitis.
Acute bronchiolitis is a common illness accounting for $500 million annually in hospitalizations. Despite the frequency of bronchiolitis, its diagnosis and management is variable. To address this variability, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published an evidence-based practice management guideline for bronchiolitis in 2006. ⋯ A modest change in physician behavior in the inpatient management of bronchiolitis was seen post-guidelines. Additional health care provider training and education is warranted to reduce unnecessary interventions and healthcare resources use.