%0 Journal Article %T Clinical Predictors of Hospital Admission in Children Aged 0-24 Months with Acute Bronchiolitis %J International Journal of Pediatrics %I Mashhad University of Medical Sciences %Z 2345-5047 %A Aziz, Nucksheeba %A Yousuf, Rayees %A Gattoo, Imran %A Latief, Mohmad %D 2015 %\ 03/01/2015 %V 3 %N 2.1 %P 75-79 %! Clinical Predictors of Hospital Admission in Children Aged 0-24 Months with Acute Bronchiolitis %K Bronchiolitis %K clinical predictors of admission %K children aged 0-24 months %K admitted and non-admitted group %R 10.22038/ijp.2015.4005 %X BACKGROUND Bronchiolitis is a significant cause of acute morbidity in children less than 2 years old and some children with bronchiolitis are admitted to the hospital. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To identify clinical predictors of hospital admission in children aged 0-24 months with acute bronchiolitis.   METHODS: All children in the age group of 0-24 months presenting with acute bronchiolitis to a dedicated pediatric emergency department of GB pant cantonment children hospital, Govt Medical College Srinagar,   from April 2012-March 2013 were included in the study, provided they met the inclusion criteria. Non-parametric numerical variables were analyzed using Mann Whitney u test. Chi square was used to analyzecategorical variables, p value < 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS: 763(552(72.3%) male, mean age 8.52+/- 3.59 months) children (0-24months) presented with acute bronchiolitis during the study period. 435(313 (72%) male, mean age 6.69+/-3.8 months)patients were admitted to the hospital. The eight best predictors of admission (age, respiratory rate, heart rate, oxygen saturation, fever, grunt, dehydration and duration of symptoms) were determined. CONCLUSION:This study has identified clinical predictors of admission in children aged 0-24 months with acute bronchiolitis. This information can be used as a guide in deciding whether to admit a child with bronchiolitis. %U https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_4005_edae4892c59753bfd9a3f4d557fc92e7.pdf