Hypertonic saline or high volume normal saline for viral bronchiolitis: Mechanisms and rationale

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-40

  Mandelberg, Avigdor ^a   Amirav, Israel ^b  

^a WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Rebecca Sieff Government Hospital   (Israel)

Author keywords

2 agonist; Hypertonic saline; Mucus clearance; Normal saline; RSV; Viral bronchiolitis

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; ELECTROLYTE; RIBAVIRIN; SALBUTAMOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

BRONCHUS MUCUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; HYDRATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SODIUM ABSORPTION; VIRAL BRONCHIOLITIS; WATER PERMEABILITY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; BRONCHIOLITIS, VIRAL; HUMANS; INFANT; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 74249110377     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21185     Document Type: Note

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