Evidence-based emergency medicine/systematic review abstract. Is nebulized hypertonic saline solution an effective treatment for bronchiolitis in infants?

摘要

This is a systematic review abstract, a regular feature of the Annals' Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine (EBEM) series. Each features an abstract of a systematic review from the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and a commentary by an emergency physician knowledgeable in the subject area.The source of this systematic review abstract is: Zhang L, Mendoza-Sassi RA, Wainwright C, et al. Nebulized hypertonic saline solution for acute bronchiolitis in infants. Cochrane Database SystRev. 2008;(4):CD006458.The Annals EBEM editors assisted in the preparation of the abstract of this Cochrane systematic review.