Practices and Outcomes in a Brazilian Pediatric Intensive Care Unit After Implementation of a Critical Bronchiolitis Protocol
This Brazilian cohort demonstrated low intubation rates despite suboptimal protocol adherence. The mWDS score at PICU admission showed acceptable discrimination for the need for mechanical ventilation, with scores <4 identifying low-risk patients.
Authors
- Leandro Cândido de Souza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1759-088X)
- Alexandre T. Rotta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4406-2276)
- Cristina Ortiz Sobrinho Valete (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6925-4346)
- Nicoly Stefani Sevalho Carlucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6900-7441)
- Ansley Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9110-9156)
- Patricia Silva Vasconcellos de Lara
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- Universidade Federal de São Carlos (BR)
- Hospital São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Respiratory Care
- Published
- 2026-02-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/19433654251412748
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00