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    Effectiveness of nebulization with hypertonic saline solution in the treatment of bronchiolitis in hospitalized infants and toddlers to reduce bronchiolitis scores and length of hospital stay
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2018-07-08) Carbajal Mayhua, Edith Marlene; Avila Vargas Machuca, Jeannette Giselle
    The objective of the research is to analyze the evidence on the effectiveness of nebulization with hypertonic saline in the treatment of bronchiolitis in hospitalized infants and infants for the reduction of bronchiolitis scores and length of hospital stay. The observational and retrospective Systematic Review methodology was used, the search was restricted to 10 full-text scientific articles published in Spanish, English and Portuguese, no older than 10 years. The selected articles were subjected to a critical reading to identify their level of evidence. Finding as a result that 90% of articles show that nebulization with Hypertonic Saline Solution is effective in the treatment of bronchiolitis, reducing severity scores and hospital stay in infants and infants. Also the remaining 10% only show a reduction in hospital stay. Likewise, the effectiveness is demonstrated when compared with normal saline solution and in another case with the use of Epinephrine.