Hypertonic Saline and Acute Wheezing in Preschool Children

25), both with 0.5 mL albuterol, twice every 20 minutes in the emergency department and 4 times a day thereafter if hospitalized. The primary outcome measured was length of stay (LOS) and the secondary outcomes were admission rate (AR) and clinical severity score.

RESULTS: The LOS was significantly shorter in the HS than in the NS group: median 2 days (range 0