December 2019. Volume 15. Number 4

Children hospitalized for bronchiolitis have more hospital admissions from respiratory causes in preschool age

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Skirrow H, Wincott T, Cecil E, Bottle A, Costelloe C, Saxena S. Preschool respiratory hospital admissions following infant bronchiolitis: a birth cohort study. Arch Dis Child. 2019; 104: 658-63.

Reviewers: De Manuel Gómez C1, Gimeno Díaz de Atauri Á2.
1Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario Niño Jesús. Madrid. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: Cristina De Manuel Gómez . Email: cristina.demanuel@salud.madrid.org
Reception date: 08/11/2019
Acceptance date: 26/11/2019
Publication date: 18/12/2019

Abstract

Authors’ conclusions: hospital admissions due to bronchiolitis in children under one year of age are associated with a higher risk of hospitalizations due to respiratory diseases in preschool age, although there is not enough data to establish a causal relationship. It should be assessed, in well-designed clinical trials, if preventive measures that demonstrate efficacy in reducing admissions from bronchiolitis also have an impact on subsequent admissions due to respiratory causes.

Reviewers’ commentary: the results are in line with previous ones and it shows the great burden that a first hospital admission for bronchiolitis entails in the first year of life. It also highlights the importance of future preventive actions to reduce this impact, even though it is not relevant to usual clinical practice of bronchiolitis management.

How to cite this article

De Manuel Gómez C, Gimeno Díaz de Atauri A. Los niños hospitalizados por bronquiolitis tienen más ingresos por causa respiratoria en la edad preescolar. Evid Pediatr. 2019;15:44.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Skirrow H, Wincott T, Cecil E, Bottle A, Costelloe C, Saxena S. Preschool respiratory hospital admissions following infant bronchiolitis: a birth cohort study. Arch Dis Child. 2019; 104: 658-63.

Reviewers: De Manuel Gómez C1, Gimeno Díaz de Atauri Á2.
1Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario Niño Jesús. Madrid. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: Cristina De Manuel Gómez . Email: cristina.demanuel@salud.madrid.org
Reception date: 08/11/2019
Acceptance date: 26/11/2019
Publication date: 18/12/2019

How to cite this article

De Manuel Gómez C, Gimeno Díaz de Atauri A. Los niños hospitalizados por bronquiolitis tienen más ingresos por causa respiratoria en la edad preescolar. Evid Pediatr. 2019;15:44.

18/12/2019

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