Implementing an Oxygen Supplementation and Monitoring Protocol on Inpatient Pediatric Bronchiolitis: An Exercise in Deimplementation

Table 3

Demographic and clinical variables.

Variable	Control group ()	protocol group ()	value
Age (months)
Gender: male/female	()/ ()	() ()
RDS assessed	()	()
RDS			<0.001
LOS
LOS:
LOS:
Duration of supplementation
Number requiring supplemental	()	()
PICU transfer	()	()
7-day readmission	()	()

Data are presented as the mean ± SD or as percentages; O₂, oxygen; LOS, length of stay; RDS, respiratory distress score; PICU, pediatric intensive care unit. were analyzed using log transformed data, values shown are untransformed data. group ; oxygen protocol group . group ; oxygen protocol group .