The Journal of pediatrics
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The Journal of pediatrics · Sep 2014
Multicenter StudyImpact of inpatient bronchiolitis clinical practice guideline implementation on testing and treatment.
To determine the association between institutional inpatient clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for bronchiolitis and the use of diagnostic tests and treatments. ⋯ Most children's hospitals have an institutional bronchiolitis CPG in place. The content of these CPGs is largely uniform in practice recommendations against tests and treatments. The presence of institutional CPGs did not significantly reduce the ordering of tests and treatments. Online accessibility of a written CPG and prolonged duration of implementation reduce tests and treatments.