A quality improvement intervention to reduce emergency department radiography for bronchiolitis

Bronchiolitis is one of the most common infectious diseases in children and the most frequent cause of hospitalization in infants. Clinical practice guidelines recommend that a chest X-ray (CXR) should not be routinely obtained in the diagnosis of bronchiolitis, as studies have shown that they do not affect clinical outcomes, but rather lead to overuse of pharmacological agents and a longer length of hospital stay.
Source: Respiratory Medicine - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tags: Clinical Trial Paper Source Type: research