Corticosteroids and adrenaline in bronchiolitis

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Bronchiolitis is a considerable portion of the workload of paediatric ICUs. As an inflammatory disease process, treatment with corticosteroids may have benefit, and the alpha effects of adrenaline may reduce secretions. However, evidence remains sparse, while international guidelines are conflicting.

Ben Gelbart is a paediatric intensivist from the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, and he joins the podcast to chat about a recently released paper on which he was the lead author, which explore the role of these two agents.

This is the second interview from our podcast series from the 2022 Noosa meeting of the ANZICS CTG

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