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This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of hypertonic saline in treating bronchiolitis and its impact on case severity.

The Role of Hypertonic Saline in the Management of Bronchiolitis at Raparin Hospital

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This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of hypertonic saline in treating bronchiolitis and its impact on case severity.
Conducted a comparative, experimental, longitudinal study on 150 infants aged 1–24 months.
Formed two patient groups based on age and severity of bronchiolitis.
Administered nebulized hypertonic saline and salbutamol every six hours.
Measured vital signs and conducted assessments before and after each nebulization until discharge.
32% of Salbutamol group stayed in the hospital for 4 days compared to 14.7% of the hypertonic group (p < 0.001).
44% of children treated with hypertonic saline had no wheeze after one day compared to 24% in the Salbutamol group (p < 0.001).

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Comparative study assesses hypertonic saline against salbutamol in bronchiolitis treatment, highlighting effectiveness.

Ali et al. (2026) studied this question.

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