Place actuelle de la kinésithérapie respiratoire dans la prise en charge de la bronchiolite aiguë du nourrisson hospitalisé

Summary: This article updates the respiratory physiotherapy technique used in France, and the rationale for its use. This paper reports the results of a recent randomized clinical trial that did not show any efficiency of respiratory physiotherapy (using increased expiratory acceleration) in infants hospitalized for a first episode of bronchiolitis. Further trials are necessary for evaluating this technique in infants who are not hospitalized. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]