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ArticleJournal of paediatrics and child health2013

Medical retrieval and needs of infants with bronchiolitis: an analysis by gestational age.

Paul F Fleming, Susie Richards, Kelly Waterman, Peter G Davis, C Omar F Kamlin, Michael Stewart, Jenni Sokol

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Article in Journal of paediatrics and child health, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Paul F FlemingNewborn Emergency Transport Service (NETS) Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. drpaulfleming@gmail.com
Susie Richards
Kelly Waterman
Peter G Davis
C Omar F Kamlin
Michael Stewart
Jenni Sokol
Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads · AURoyal Women's Hospital · AUUniversity of Melbourne · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimViral bronchiolitis is the most common lower respiratory tract infection in children less than 12 months of age. Prematurity is an independent risk factor for disease severity. Many infected infants require hospitalisation and those living in regional centres frequently require transfer to metropolitan hospitals capable of providing assisted ventilation.

methodWe reviewed infants with bronchiolitis transported by the Victorian Newborn Emergency Transport Service between January 2003 and June 2007. We compared the clinical presentation and treatment required by infants born preterm with those of their term counterparts.

resultsOf the 192 infants transported, 92 were born preterm. Preterm infants were younger at time of transport (mean post-menstrual age 41 weeks vs. 45 weeks) and were more likely to require invasive ventilation (60% vs. 32%, P < 0.001) and to receive a fluid bolus (47% vs. 34%, P = 0.04) when compared with infants who had been born at term. Apnoea, either as a presenting symptom or in combination with respiratory distress, was more common in the preterm group (70% vs. 36%, P < 0.001).

conclusionHigher illness severity should be anticipated in ex-preterm infants who present with bronchiolitis. Preterm infants with bronchiolitis are more likely to require invasive ventilation and fluid resuscitation than term infants, suggesting the need for a lower threshold for referral and medical retrieval.

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ApneaAustraliaBronchiolitisCohort StudiesFemaleGestational AgeHealth Services Needs and DemandHospitalizationHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureInfant, Premature, DiseasesInformation Storage and RetrievalMaleRespiration, Artificial

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PMID23227930
PMCPMC7166545
OpenAlexW1579512766

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