Table 3 Respiratory Distress Assessment Instrument scores by hospital day in children with bronchiolitis randomized to aerosolized racemic epinephrine or salbutamol.
Hospital Day (Number of children in hospital for that duration) | Total Wheezing score | Retractions | Total RDAI score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Racemic epinephrine | Salbutamol | Racemic epinephrine | Salbutamol | Racemic epinephrine | Salbutamol | |
0 (n = 62) | 4.23 | 5.06 | 3.13 | 3.23 | 7.35 | 8.29 |
1 (n = 58) | 2.04 | 3.70 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 3.68 | 6 |
2 (n = 40) | 1.59 | 2.65 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 2.65 | 4.13 |
3 (n = 22) | 2.09 | 2.73 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 3.18 | 4.27 |
4 (n = 9) | 2.75 | 4.00 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 4.5 | 6.4 |
5 (n = 9) | 2.00 | 2.60 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 2.75 | 4.2 |