Frequency, Timing, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Desaturation in Infants With Acute Bronchiolitis and Initially Normal Oxygen Saturation

Abstract

These findings suggest that rates of desaturation in infants with acute bronchiolitis were high and similar between infants who were hospitalized and those discharged home. A more severe initial clinical presentation was the only risk factor associated with desaturation. However, for infants discharged home, desaturation was not a risk factor associated with rehospitalization.