Introduction
bronchiolitis, Bronchiolitis, nose breathers
NOSE, BRONCHIOLITIS, BRONCHIOLITIS
Bronchiolitis is the leading cause of infant hospitalizations,Infants are obligate nose breathers,However, there is little information about the benefit of suctioning in bronchiolitis. Bronchiolitis guidelines highlight this limitation and call for evidence to support this practice.To address this knowledge gap, we designed the Suctioning of Nose Therapy in Bronchiolitis Trial (SNOT) to compare the effectiveness of enhanced nasal suctioning via a pretested battery-operated device with that of minimal suctioning via a pretested bulb in infants with bronchiolitis discharged from pediatric emergency departments (EDs). We hypothesized that the infants suctioned via the enhanced method would experience a lower probability of additional resource use within 72 hours after discharge than those receiving minimal suctioning.