[Blood gas analysis and evaluation of pulmonary functional damage in bronchiolitis]

212 Sucklings affected with bronchiolitis were evaluated monitoring values of haematic gases and acid-base balance. The patients were differentiated in three groups: Hypoxemia--Hypercapnia (3.7%). Hypoxemia--Normocapnia (38.2%). Normoxemia--Hypocapnia (58.1%). Metabolic acidosis was detected in 55.1% of cases. The different value of haematic gases was correlated with entity of the pulmonary functional damage.