Key result
In children <2 years with bronchiolitis discharged from the ED, 17% had an unscheduled visit within 2 weeks; independent predictors were age <2 months, male sex, and previous hospitalization.
Why the study?
What are the predictors of unscheduled visits for worsened bronchiolitis within 2 weeks of ED discharge in children under 2 years?
Cohort (n=717)
Yes
What are the predictors of unscheduled visits for worsened bronchiolitis within 2 weeks of ED discharge in children under 2 years?
Age under 2 months, male sex, and previous hospitalization are independent predictors of unscheduled return visits within 2 weeks for children under 2 years discharged from the ED with bronchiolitis.
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May inform risk stratification at ED discharge for bronchiolitis; hypothesis-generating for prospective validation of targeted interventions.
Norwood et al. (2010) conducted a cohort in Bronchiolitis (n=717). Age <2 months, male sex, and previous hospitalization vs. Absence of these risk factors was evaluated on Unscheduled visits to an ED/clinic for worsened bronchiolitis within 2 weeks. In children <2 years with bronchiolitis discharged from the ED, 17% had an unscheduled visit within 2 weeks; independent predictors were age <2 months, male sex, and previous hospitalization.
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