Steroids Helping Albuterol Responders Exclusively

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether corticosteroids are beneficial to children with bronchiolitis whose breathing gets better after being given a breathing treatment with albuterol.

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Publications

• Background American Academy of Pediatrics Subcommittee on Diagnosis and Management of Bronchiolitis. Diagnosis and management of bronchiolitis. Pediatrics. 2006 Oct;118(4):1774-93. doi: 10.1542/peds.2006-2223.
• Background Shay DK, Holman RC, Newman RD, Liu LL, Stout JW, Anderson LJ. Bronchiolitis-associated hospitalizations among US children, 1980-1996. JAMA. 1999 Oct 20;282(15):1440-6. doi: 10.1001/jama.282.15.1440.
• Background Stang P, Brandenburg N, Carter B. The economic burden of respiratory syncytial virus-associated bronchiolitis hospitalizations. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001 Jan;155(1):95-6. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.155.1.95. No abstract available.
• Background Wang EE, Law BJ, Boucher FD, Stephens D, Robinson JL, Dobson S, Langley JM, McDonald J, MacDonald NE, Mitchell I. Pediatric Investigators Collaborative Network on Infections in Canada (PICNIC) study of admission and management variation in patients hospitalized with respiratory syncytial viral lower respiratory tract infection. J Pediatr. 1996 Sep;129(3):390-5. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(96)70071-9.
• Background Schweich PJ, Hurt TL, Walkley EI, Mullen N, Archibald LF. The use of nebulized albuterol in wheezing infants. Pediatr Emerg Care. 1992 Aug;8(4):184-8. doi: 10.1097/00006565-199208000-00003.
• Background Kristjansson S, Lodrup Carlsen KC, Wennergren G, Strannegard IL, Carlsen KH. Nebulised racemic adrenaline in the treatment of acute bronchiolitis in infants and toddlers. Arch Dis Child. 1993 Dec;69(6):650-4. doi: 10.1136/adc.69.6.650.
• Background Gadomski AM, Bhasale AL. Bronchodilators for bronchiolitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006 Jul 19;(3):CD001266. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001266.pub2.
• Background Dobson JV, Stephens-Groff SM, McMahon SR, Stemmler MM, Brallier SL, Bay C. The use of albuterol in hospitalized infants with bronchiolitis. Pediatrics. 1998 Mar;101(3 Pt 1):361-8. doi: 10.1542/peds.101.3.361.
• Background Patel H, Platt R, Lozano JM, Wang EE. Glucocorticoids for acute viral bronchiolitis in infants and young children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004;(3):CD004878. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004878.
• Background Garrison MM, Christakis DA, Harvey E, Cummings P, Davis RL. Systemic corticosteroids in infant bronchiolitis: A meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2000 Apr;105(4):E44. doi: 10.1542/peds.105.4.e44.
• Background Kuzik BA, Al-Qadhi SA, Kent S, Flavin MP, Hopman W, Hotte S, Gander S. Nebulized hypertonic saline in the treatment of viral bronchiolitis in infants. J Pediatr. 2007 Sep;151(3):266-70, 270.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.04.010. Epub 2007 Jun 29.
• Background Leader S, Kohlhase K. Recent trends in severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among US infants, 1997 to 2000. J Pediatr. 2003 Nov;143(5 Suppl):S127-32. doi: 10.1067/s0022-3476(03)00510-9.
• Background Rodriguez WJ, Gruber WC, Groothuis JR, Simoes EA, Rosas AJ, Lepow M, Kramer A, Hemming V. Respiratory syncytial virus immune globulin treatment of RSV lower respiratory tract infection in previously healthy children. Pediatrics. 1997 Dec;100(6):937-42. doi: 10.1542/peds.100.6.937.
• Background Hartling L, Wiebe N, Russell K, Patel H, Klassen TP. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials evaluating the efficacy of epinephrine for the treatment of acute viral bronchiolitis. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2003 Oct;157(10):957-64. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.157.10.957.
• Background Wainwright C, Altamirano L, Cheney M, Cheney J, Barber S, Price D, Moloney S, Kimberley A, Woolfield N, Cadzow S, Fiumara F, Wilson P, Mego S, VandeVelde D, Sanders S, O'Rourke P, Francis P. A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial of nebulized epinephrine in infants with acute bronchiolitis. N Engl J Med. 2003 Jul 3;349(1):27-35. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa022226.
• Background Tal A, Levy N, Bearman JE. Methylprednisolone therapy for acute asthma in infants and toddlers: a controlled clinical trial. Pediatrics. 1990 Sep;86(3):350-6.
• Background Connett GJ, Warde C, Wooler E, Lenney W. Prednisolone and salbutamol in the hospital treatment of acute asthma. Arch Dis Child. 1994 Mar;70(3):170-3. doi: 10.1136/adc.70.3.170.
• Background Smith M, Iqbal S, Elliott TM, Everard M, Rowe BH. Corticosteroids for hospitalised children with acute asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2003;2003(2):CD002886. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002886.
• Background Gorelick MH, Shaw KN, Murphy KO. Validity and reliability of clinical signs in the diagnosis of dehydration in children. Pediatrics. 1997 May;99(5):E6. doi: 10.1542/peds.99.5.e6.

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