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Therapeutic variability in infants admitted to Latin-American pediatric intensive units due to acute bronchiolitis. / Variabilidad terapéutica en lactantes con bronquiolitis hospitalizados en unidades de cuidados intensivos latinoamericanas.
Serra, Jesús Alberto; González-Dambrauskas, Sebastián; Vásquez Hoyos, Pablo; Carvajal, Cristóbal; Donoso, Alejandro; Cruces, Pablo; Fernández, Alicia; Martínez Arroyo, Luis; Sarmiento, María Piedad; Nuñez, María José; Wegner Araya, Adriana; Jaramillo-Bustamante, Juan Camilo; Céspedes-Lesczinsky, Miguel; Jabornisky, Roberto; Monteverde-Fernández, Nicolás; Córdova, Tamara; Díaz, Franco.
Afiliação
  • Serra JA; Casa de Galicia, Montevideo, Uruguay.
  • González-Dambrauskas S; Casa de Galicia, Montevideo, Uruguay.
  • Vásquez Hoyos P; Hospital de San José, FUCS, Bogotá D.C., Colombia.
  • Carvajal C; Universidad de Los Andes, Chile.
  • Donoso A; Hospital Clínico La Florida Dra. Eloísa Díaz Insunza, Santiago, Chile.
  • Cruces P; Hospital El Carmen, Santiago, Chile.
  • Fernández A; Asociación Española, Montevideo, Uruguay.
  • Martínez Arroyo L; Corporación Médica de Paysandú, Paysandú, Uruguay.
  • Sarmiento MP; Clínica Cardio VID, Medellín, Colombia.
  • Nuñez MJ; Hospital Clínico La Florida Dra. Eloísa Díaz Insunza, Santiago, Chile.
  • Wegner Araya A; Complejo Asistencial Dr. Sótero del Río, Santiago, Chile.
  • Jaramillo-Bustamante JC; Hospital General de Medellín, Colombia.
  • Céspedes-Lesczinsky M; Hospital Materno Infantil Boliviano Japonés, Trinidad, Bolivia.
  • Jabornisky R; Hospital Central Reconquista, Argentina.
  • Monteverde-Fernández N; Corporación Asistencia Médica, Montevideo, Uruguay.
  • Córdova T; Hospital El Carmen, Santiago, Chile.
  • Díaz F; Hospital Clínico La Florida Dra. Eloísa Díaz Insunza, Santiago, Chile.
Rev Chil Pediatr ; 91(2): 216-225, 2020 Apr.
Article em En, Es | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32730540
The objective of this study was to describe the management of infants with acute bronchiolitis admit ted to 20 pediatric intensive care units (PICU) members of LARed in 5 Latin American countries. Pa tients and Method: Retrospective, multicenter, observational study of data from the Latin American Registry of Acute Pediatric Respiratory Failure. We included children under 2 years of age admitted to the PICU due to community-based acute bronchiolitis between May and September 2017. Demo graphic and clinical data, respiratory support, therapies used, and clinical results were collected. A subgroup analysis was carried out according to geographical location (Atlantic v/s Pacific), type of insurance (Public v/s Private), and Academic v/s non-Academic centers. Results: 1,155 patients were included in the registry which present acute respiratory failure and 6 were excluded due to the lack of information in their record form. Out of the 1,147 patients, 908 were under 2 years of age, and out of those, 467 (51.4%) were diagnosed with acute bronchiolitis, which was the main cause of admission to the PICU due to acute respiratory failure. The demographic and severity characteristics among the centers were similar. The most frequent maximum ventilatory support was the high-flow nasal can nula (47%), followed by non-invasive ventilation (26%) and invasive mechanical ventilation (17%), with a wide coefficient of variation (CV) between centers. There was a great dispersion in the use of treatments, where the use of bronchodilators, antibiotics, and corticosteroids, representing a CV up to 400%. There were significant differences in subgroup analysis regarding respiratory support and treatments used. One patient of this cohort passed away. Conclusion: we detected wide variability in respiratory support and treatments among Latin American PICUs. This variability was not explained by demographic or clinical differences. The heterogeneity of treatments should encourage collabora tive initiatives to reduce the gap between scientific evidence and practice.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Padrões de Prática Médica / Bronquiolite / Unidades de Terapia Intensiva Pediátrica / Fidelidade a Diretrizes / Cuidados Críticos / Disparidades em Assistência à Saúde Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Guideline / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limite: Female / Humans / Infant / Male / Newborn Idioma: En / Es Revista: Rev Chil Pediatr Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Uruguai País de publicação: Chile

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Padrões de Prática Médica / Bronquiolite / Unidades de Terapia Intensiva Pediátrica / Fidelidade a Diretrizes / Cuidados Críticos / Disparidades em Assistência à Saúde Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Guideline / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limite: Female / Humans / Infant / Male / Newborn Idioma: En / Es Revista: Rev Chil Pediatr Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Uruguai País de publicação: Chile