Clinical Practice Guideline: The Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Bronchiolitis

TLDR

This guideline revises the 2006 American Academy of Pediatrics guideline on bronchiolitis diagnosis and management. The guideline targets children aged 1–23 months, specifies exclusions, and presents key action statements with evidence, benefit–harm, and recommendation levels.

Abstract

This guideline is a revision of the clinical practice guideline, “Diagnosis and Management of Bronchiolitis,” published by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2006. The guideline applies to children from 1 through 23 months of age. Other exclusions are noted. Each key action statement indicates level of evidence, benefit-harm relationship, and level of recommendation. Key action statements are as follows: