Study of Nebulization with Hypertonic Saline and Other Nebulizing Agents with or With Out Antibiotics in Bronchiolitis Patients Aged 2 Months to 2 Years Admitted In RMMCH
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences (IOSR-JPBS) - Year 2017, Vol 12, Issue 4
Abstract
Bronchiolitis is an acute lower respiratory tract infection that occurs in children younger than two years old. It is generally a self-limiting condition usually caused by virus. Based on this a cross-sectional prospective observational study performed in Department of Paediatrics, at RMMCH, Annamalai University, TamilNadu, period of study 6 months; Between November 2015 and April 2016. Totally 81 patients in paediatrics ward with bronchiolitis who satisfy the inclusion and exclusion criteria were enrolled. The objective of this study is to observe the action of nebulizing agents and antibiotics used in treatment of Bronchiolitis, to observe the effective nebulizing agents to get expected outcomes, to observe the mean length of stay in hospital. Our study shows that male patients and patients of age > 2 months -6 months were affected mostly with bronchiolitis. Almost 65% had risk factors due to seasonal changes, environmental changes- dust, and aspiration of milk. The major antibiotics prescribed came under the category of broad spectrum penicillin’s, among this amoxicillin-clavulanic acid was the most common antibiotic prescribed for age group > 2 months to 1 year1 . 62 patients were treated with other nebulizing agents like bronchodilators2 , corticosteroids and decongestant. Among these 40 patients were treated with hypertonic saline with single nebulizing agents. Combination therapy includes hypertonic saline with Dual nebulizing agents- 20 patients and Triple nebulizing agents- 2 patients. The mean length of stay in hospital was 5-6 days.
Authors and Affiliations
Riya Teresa Joseph, Gudavarthi Vamshi, K. Suresh 1, C. K. Dhanapal 1, S. Chidambaranathan
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