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BET 3. CHEST PHYSIOTHERAPY IS NOT USEFUL IN BRONCHIOLITIS
Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospital and Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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Report by Jayachandran Panickar, Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician
Search checked by Michael Eisenhut, Consultant Paediatrician
Institution: Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospital and Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
A short-cut review was carried out to establish whether chest physiotherapy is of any clinical benefit to children suffering from bronchiolitis. Three papers were found addressing the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of these papers are tabulated. The clinical bottom line is that current evidence does not support the use of physiotherapy in bronchiolitis.
In [infants with bronchiolitis] does [physiotherapy] reduce [duration of illness, clinical severity or length of hospital stay]
A 6-month-old baby is admitted to hospital with a 4-day history of coryzal symptoms, increasing cough, wheeze and decreased feeding. Respiratory syncytial virus was detected in nasopharyngeal secretions. She needs oxygen
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