Intensive care unit admissions and ventilation support in infants with bronchiolitis.

Objectives: To describe the rate of intensive care unit (ICU) admission, type of ventilation support provided and risk factors for ICU admission in infants with bronchiolitis.

Design: Retrospective review of hospital records and Australia and New Zealand Paediatric Intensive Care (ANZPIC) registry data for infants 2-12 months old admitted with bronchiolitis.

Setting: Seven Australian and New Zealand hospitals.