What are hospital admission criteria for infants with bronchiolitis?

Abstract

Clinical judgment remains the gold standard for hospital admission of infants with bronchiolitis, and it cannot be replaced by objective criteria (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, based on prospective and retrospective cohort and retrospective case-control studies). Oxygen saturation (SaO2) is the most consistent clinical predictor of deterioration, though different investigators vary cutoffs from 90% to 95% SaO2 and the vast majority of infants with saturations in this range do well (SOR: B, based upon prospective cohort studies).