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September 10, 2025Annals of PIMS-Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University

Comparison of Mean Length of Hospital Stay in Children with Bronchiolitis Nebulized with 3% Hypertonic Saline with versus without Epinephrine

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AKAyesha KhanRWRehmana WarisJKJai Krishin

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Randomized controlled trial shows reduced hospital stay in children with bronchiolitis using epinephrine and hypertonic saline, indicating therapeutic benefits.

Key Points

  • Children with bronchiolitis experienced a shorter hospital stay when treated with nebulized epinephrine and hypertonic saline.
  • The average length of hospital stay was 5.06 days with epinephrine, compared to 7.10 days without it.
  • Randomized controlled trial involved 180 hospitalized children, split into two treatment groups.
  • Findings suggest the addition of epinephrine may be an effective strategy to reduce hospital duration.

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Khan et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c2443bb210217d647aa5b7https://doi.org/10.48036/apims.v20i4.1080
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