European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Material & Methods: Study Design: Hospital based prospective cross-sectional study. Study area: The study was conducted in the Department of Paediatrics.  Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Hyderabad. Study Period:  JAN 2021 TO DEC 2022.  Study population: Children aged between two months and two years, presenting with first episode of acute bronchiolitis and respiratory distress attending department of paediatrics.  Sample size: Study consisted a total of 88 subjects. Sampling Technique:  Simple Random technique. Results: Among 88 cases, 23 cases (26.1 %) showed negative in viral panel, 33 cases (37.5%) showed Respiratory syncitial virus, Rhino virus was the 2nd most common virus seen in 18 cases (20.5 %), Adeno virus in 3 cases (3.4 %), Para influenza seen in 3 cases (3.4%), Boca virus in 2 cases (2.3%), Human metapneumo virus seen in 2 cases (2.3%), Influenza and Para influenza seen one in each. Conclusion: Infants with Bronchiolitis typically present with upper respiratory tract symptoms. Bronchiolitis is common in young infants, with male predominance and severity of bronchiolitis also has male predominance. Our study very interestingly found that none of the cases required invasive ventilation, majority were treated with only humidified high flow nasal canula. Severity of bronchiolitis is more among RSV positive cases.