Chronic Cough Related to Acute Viral Bronchiolitis in Children: CHEST Expert Panel Report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute bronchiolitis is common in young children, and some children develop chronic cough after their bronchiolitis. We thus undertook systematic reviews based on key questions (KQs) using the PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) format. The KQs were: Among children with chronic cough (> 4 weeks) after acute viral bronchiolitis, how effective are the following interventions in improving the resolution of cough?: (1) Antibiotics. If so what type and for how long? (2) Asthma medications (inhaled steroids, beta₂ agonist, montelukast); and (3) Inhaled osmotic agents like hypertonic saline?

Methods

We used the CHEST expert cough panel's protocol and the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) methodological guidelines and GRADE framework.

SUBMITTER: Chang AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6689073 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature