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[Respiratory failure in infants with acute bronchiolitis (author's transl)]
Klinische Padiatrie
|November 1, 1978
Insights
Mechanical ventilation successfully treated respiratory failure in 3.9% of hospitalized infants with acute bronchiolitis. This intervention can further reduce mortality rates in these young patients.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Respiratory Medicine
Context:
- Acute bronchiolitis is a common respiratory infection in infants.
- Hospitalization rates for acute bronchiolitis were analyzed between 1974 and 1977.
Purpose:
- To evaluate the efficacy of mechanical ventilation in infants with acute bronchiolitis.
- To determine the impact of mechanical ventilation on mortality rates.
Summary:
- 232 infants with acute bronchiolitis were hospitalized, representing 8% of all admissions.
- 9 infants (3.9%) required mechanical ventilation due to respiratory failure (pCO2 > 60 mm Hg).
- Successful mechanical ventilation was achieved in these infants.
Impact:
- Mechanical ventilation can decrease the mortality rate associated with acute bronchiolitis.
- This study highlights the importance of respiratory support in managing severe infant respiratory infections.
Abstract:
From 1974 until April 1977 232 babies with acut bronchiolitis were hospitalized at the Landeskinder-krankenhaus Linz. They represented 8% of all babies admitted to the ward during this period. 9 (= 3,9%) of these were sucessfully mechanically ventilated because of respiratory failure. A pCO2 level above 60 mm Hg was taken as an sign of respiratory insufficiency. By application of artificial ventilation mortality rate of acut bronchiolitis can further be decreased.