Pathophysiology of Acute Respiratory Failure in Children with Bronchiolitis and Effect of CPAP

Acute bronchiolitis is the most common lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) during the first year of life. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is the most prevalent virus found in these children, accounting for 60–80 % of cases. The rate of hospitalization is less than 2 %. Up to 8 % of...

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Autores principales: Javouhey, Etienne, Pouyau, Robin, Massenavette, Bruno
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7120685/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1496-4_27
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Sumario:Acute bronchiolitis is the most common lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) during the first year of life. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is the most prevalent virus found in these children, accounting for 60–80 % of cases. The rate of hospitalization is less than 2 %. Up to 8 % of those hospitalized require ventilatory support [1, 2].

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