Intensive care unit admissions and ventilation support in infants with bronchiolitis.

Ed OakleyVi ChongMeredith Louise BorlandJocelyn NeutzeNatalie PhillipsDavid KrieserStuart DalzielAndrew DavidsonSusan DonathKim JachnoMike SouthAmanda FryFranz E Babl

Published in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2017)

Admission to ICU is an uncommon occurrence in infants admitted with bronchiolitis, but more common in infants with comorbidities and prematurity. The majority are managed with non-invasive ventilation, with increasing use of HFNC.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
respiratory failure
respiratory syncytial virus
risk assessment
preterm infants
low birth weight
preterm birth