The independent risk factors that affect the hospitalization of acute bronchiolitis

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study is to find out the independent risk factors that affect the period of hospitalization in acute bronchiolitis.Material and Methods: The patients who were hospitalized with the diagnosis of bronchiolitis at the Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Unit were included.Results: 61 (64 %) of the patients were males and 34 (36%) were females. The median age of the patients was 7 (1.5-23) months. The median hospitalization period was 6 (3-18) days. Factors affecting prolonged acute bronchiolitis were premature birth history (p=0.005), infant age group (p=0.03), breastfeeding < 2 months (p=0.02), tachypnea in admission (p