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[Acute bronchiolitis clinical practice guideline: recommendations for clinical practice]
M Simó Nebot1, G Claret Teruel, C Luaces Cubells
1Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues del Llobregat, Barcelona, España.
This clinical practice guideline addresses acute bronchiolitis management, offering 133 evidence-based recommendations to unify care. It aims to standardize treatment, improving healthcare quality and resource utilization for this common childhood illness.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Respiratory Medicine
- Evidence-Based Medicine
Context:
- Scientific controversies in acute bronchiolitis management lead to practice variability.
- Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are essential for evidence-based decision-making.
Purpose:
- To develop a comprehensive clinical practice guideline for acute bronchiolitis.
- To provide systematically developed recommendations for practitioners and patients.
Summary:
- A working group of experts formulated 46 clinical questions across diagnosis, tests, treatment, monitoring, prevention, and evolution.
- A systematic literature search and evidence assessment informed 133 recommendations.
- Recommendations are derived from evidence tables summarizing the findings.
Impact:
- Unify clinical practice for acute bronchiolitis based on scientific evidence.
- Rationalize healthcare resource utilization.
- Improve healthcare quality and equity of access to services.
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