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PICO
Question: Among infants 6 weeks to 12 months of age discharged from the emergency department with bronchiolitis, do those with oxygen desaturations at home versus those without desaturations experience more subsequent unscheduled medical visits?
Question type: Descriptive
Study design: Prospective cohort
Investigators from The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada sought to determine if oxygen desaturations at home (unknown to parents) in previously healthy infants 6 weeks to 12 months of age who were discharged from the emergency department (ED) with bronchiolitis predict future unscheduled medical visits. Research nurses enrolled study participants who were diagnosed with bronchiolitis and deemed suitable for discharge from the ED. At enrollment, parents were given a pulse oximeter to take home with the …
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