Role of nebulized epinephrine in moderate bronchiolitis: a quasi-randomized trial.

Background/aims: Bronchiolitis is the most common lower respiratory illness that characteristically affects the children below 2 years of age accounting about 2-3% of patients admitted to hospital each year [1-4]. We compared the effect of racemic epinephrine (RE) and 3% hypertonic saline (HS) nebulization on the length of stay (LOS) in the hospital.

Methods: We looked at the infants with moderate bronchiolitis, from October 2013 to March 2014.