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Table 7 Burden placed on caretakers due to bronchiolitis

From: Nebulised hypertonic saline (3 %) among children with mild to moderately severe bronchiolitis - a double blind randomized controlled trial

 

Intervention 3 % HS + L-Epi

Intervention 0.9 % NS + L-Epi

p value

Need for unscheduled medical visits within 1 week, n (%)

18 (36.0 %)

23 (46.0 %)

0.58

Missed days of work

3 (6.0 %)

10 (20.0 %)

0.17

Persistence of cough at the end of 1 week, n (%)

31 (62.0 %)

37 (74.0 %)

0.37