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Tuna Reijonen, MD; Matti Korppi, MD; Liisa Kuikka, MD; Kyllikki Remes, MD
Department of Pediatrics Kuopio University Hospital FIN-70211 Kuopio Finland

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1997;151(1):109.

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We appreciate the comments by Dr Hakim on our recent article published in the ARCHIVES.¹ However, we wish to clarify some issues. As mentioned in the "Materials and Methods" section, the demographic data on these patients have previously been described in more detail.² To sum up, the severity of bronchiolitis was evaluated by measurements of respiratory rate (mean±SD, 52.5±10.9 beats/min; N=100) and oxygen saturation (mean±SD, 93.0%±2.9%, N=100) and assessments of clinical scores based on wheezing and retractions on scale 0 through 17 (mean±SD, 8.8±3.0, N=100). Only 7 patients needed supplemental oxygen to keep arterial oxygen saturation at 90% or higher. The acute dyspnea was treated by elimination of hypoxia by giving supplemental oxygen if needed and by administering nebulized racemic epinephrine or albuterol.²

As mentioned in the "Study Design" subsection of the "Materials and Methods" section,¹ the anti-inflammatory therapy was started during the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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