Epidemiology and outcome of acute bronchiolitis in children in the Tobruk Area, Libya
Other Title(s)
معدل حدوث و نتائج مرض التهاب الشعيبات الهوائية الحاد لدى الأطفال في مدينة طبرق و ضواحيها ليبيا
Joint Authors
Ali, Jamil Salih Said
Quraysh, Hawwa Hamad
Abd al-Majid, Fathi Abd al-Karim Ali
Source
Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences
Issue
Vol. 35, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2020), pp.7-12, 6 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2020-03-31
Country of Publication
Libya
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Bronchiolitis is inflammation of the bronchioles, usually caused by an acute viral illness.
it is the most common lower respiratory tract infection in children younger than 2 years.
the aim of this study is to analyze the hospital incidence of acute bronchiolitis in children aged 2 months up to 2 years, to assess the relation, the severity of the disease to age, gender, season, family history of atopy, and to assess the treatment and outcome.
the retrospective study collected the data from the admission records of patients.
198 admissions for acute bronchiolitis represented 14.6% of hospital admission rates.
most in ages between 2-6 months 128 (64.6%).
female: male ratio 1.1:1, female patients 102 (51.5%).
the history of atopy in the family was positive in 136 (68.7%) of patients.
the disease was not severe as only 27 (13.6%) were admitted to picu, and only 3 (1.6%) of them needed mechanical ventilation, in addition to there being no mortalities.
most cases were in winter 81 (40.9%) (p-value 0.02).
all patients received salbutamol nebulizer, 47 (23.7%) received hydro-cortisone injection (iv), and 45 (22.7%) received ipratropium bromide nebulizer.
acute bronchio-litis is an important cause of admissions in infants, especially under the age of 6 months.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ali, Jamil Salih Said& Quraysh, Hawwa Hamad& Abd al-Majid, Fathi Abd al-Karim Ali. 2020. Epidemiology and outcome of acute bronchiolitis in children in the Tobruk Area, Libya. Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences،Vol. 35, no. 1, pp.7-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1324701
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ali, Jamil Salih Said…[et al.]. Epidemiology and outcome of acute bronchiolitis in children in the Tobruk Area, Libya. Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences Vol. 35, no. 1 (2020), pp.7-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1324701
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ali, Jamil Salih Said& Quraysh, Hawwa Hamad& Abd al-Majid, Fathi Abd al-Karim Ali. Epidemiology and outcome of acute bronchiolitis in children in the Tobruk Area, Libya. Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences. 2020. Vol. 35, no. 1, pp.7-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1324701
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 10-11
Record ID
BIM-1324701