The goal of a recent study [1] was to evaluate whether nebulized hypertonic saline (3%) was more beneficial than nebulized normal saline (0.9%) in the treatment of infants presenting to the emergency ...

This study was conducted in a single urban pediatric ED at a large academic medical center. The goal was to conduct a significantly powered trial to determine whether nebulized hypertonic (3%) saline ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bronchiolitis, a disorder in infants most commonly resulting from viral lower respiratory tract infection, is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . DENVER — Hypertonic saline provides no additional benefit compared with normal saline for the treatment of ...

Bottom Line: Children with bronchiolitis (a common respiratory tract infection that can result in hospitalization) who were treated in the emergency department showed less clinical improvement after ...

New research shows that hospital stays for infants diagnosed with bronchiolitis, or inflammation of the lungs, and treated with nebulized 3% hypertonic saline (HS), a commonly used, off-label therapy, ...

Margaret Rosenfeld, M.D., M.P.H., of Seattle Children's Hospital, and colleagues conducted a study to examine if hypertonic saline would reduce the rate of pulmonary exacerbations in children younger ...

Children with bronchiolitis (a common respiratory tract infection that can result in hospitalization) who were treated in the emergency department showed less clinical improvement after receiving ...