Risk factors for severe bronchiolitis among children in the emergency department at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital

摘要

Bronchiolitis is an acute viral lower respiratory tract infection. It is a common disease among children below 2 years old, resulting in frequent presentation to the emergency department and occasionally admission For proper management of such patients, studying the disease spectrum and the risk factors is important The aim of this study was to investigate the demographics and risk factors for severe bronchiolitis in children (0–2 years old), in the emergency department (ED) at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH). We conducted a retrospective cohort study, including children (  Therefore, in our study children who were considered to have severe bronchiolitis had one of the following: unwell appearance, apneas, severe tachypnea (>70 breaths/min), bradypnea ( 2), tachycardia (>180 beats/min) and difficulty in feeding (taking less than 50% of normal feed).