SynthesisPaediatric respiratory reviews2018
Systematic review of instruments aimed at evaluating the severity of bronchiolitis.
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- Effect of a prolonged slow expiration technique on 24-h food intake in children hospitalized for moderate bronchiolitis: a randomized controlled trial.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2024Trial
- "Comparison between high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy and noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in children with acute respiratory failure by bronchiolitis: a randomized controlled trial".BMC pediatrics · 2024Trial
- Respiratory Severity Scores and High-Flow Nasal Cannula Initiation in Infants With Bronchiolitis: A Multicenter Emergency Department Cohort Study.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2026Article
- Application of machine learning to predict bronchiolitis severity in children: a single-centre retrospective cohort study.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Bronchiolitis Severity Affects Blood Count and Inflammatory Marker Levels: A Real-Life Experience.Viruses · 2025Article
- Comparison of Easy-to-Use Bronchiolitis Scores in the Post-COVID-19 Era-An Observational Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Lung Ultrasound: A Useful Prognostic Tool in the Management of Bronchiolitis in the Emergency Department.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Bronchiolitis guidelines: what about the Italian situation in a primary care setting?Italian journal of pediatrics · 2023Review
- Risk Factors Associated with Severe RSV Infection in Infants: What Is the Role of Viral Co-Infections?Microbiology spectrum · 2023Article
- Comparison of severity scales for acute bronchiolitis in real clinical practice.European journal of pediatrics · 2023Review
- Comparison of three clinical scoring tools for bronchiolitis to predict the need for respiratory support and length of stay in neonates and infants up to three months of age.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Gut, oral, and nasopharyngeal microbiota dynamics in the clinical course of hospitalized infants with respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2023Article
- Something Is Changing in Viral Infant Bronchiolitis Approach.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Review
- Interhospital transport of children with bronchiolitis by a statewide emergency transport service.Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine · 2021Article
- Age-dependent Interactions Among Clinical Characteristics, Viral Loads and Disease Severity in Young Children With Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection.The Pediatric infectious disease journal · 2021Article
- Use of the ReSVinet Scale for parents and healthcare workers in a paediatric emergency service: a prospective study.BMJ paediatrics open · 2021Article
- The impact of viral bronchiolitis phenotyping: Is it time to consider phenotype-specific responses to individualize pharmacological management?Paediatric respiratory reviews · 2020Review
- Bedside clinical assessment predicts recurrence after hospitalization due to viral lower respiratory tract infection in young children.Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research · 2020Article
- Phenotypical Sub-setting of the First Episode of Severe Viral Respiratory Infection Based on Clinical Assessment and Underlying Airway Disease: A Pilot Study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveNo recent studies have performed a systematic review of all available instruments aimed at evaluating the severity of bronchiolitis. The objective of the present study was to perform a systematic review of instruments aimed at evaluating the severity of bronchiolitis and to evaluate their measurement properties.
methodsA systematic search of the literature was performed in order to identify studies in which an instrument for evaluating the severity of bronchiolitis was described. Instruments were evaluated based on their reliability, validity, utility, endorsement frequency, restrictions in range, comprehension, and lack of ambiguity.
resultsA total of 77 articles, describing a total of 32 different instruments were included in the review. The number of items included in the instruments ranged from 2 to 26. Upon analyzing their content, respiratory rate turned out to be the most frequently used item (in 26/32, 81.3% of the instruments), followed by wheezing (in 25/32, 78.1% of the instruments). In 18 (56.3%) instruments, there was a report of at least one of their measurement properties, mainly reliability and utility. Taking into consideration the information contained in the instruments, as well as their measurement properties, one was considered to be the best one available.
conclusionsAmong the 32 instruments aimed at evaluating the severity of bronchiolitis that were identified and systematically examined, one was considered to be the best one available. However, there is an urgent need to develop better instruments and to validate them in a more comprehensive and proper way.
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