Clinical observation on Montelukast in young children with bronchiolitis

Objective: To observe the curative effect of Montelukast in young children with bronchiolitis.Methods: Forty-eight cases of young children with bronchiolitis were treated with Montelukast in addition to conventional therapy,1~2years old,4mg taken at a draught quaque nocte,younger than 1 year old,4mg taken at a draught every other day evening,Montelukast was taken for four weeks.Forty-five cases was randomized selected as the control group,they were treated with conventional therapy.The remission time of wheeze,the frequency of nebulized medicine inhalation and the application of hormone were observe,and the follow-up of 6 months was done to obtain the recurrence rate of wheeze.Results: The remission time of wheeze in the trial group was shorter than the control group,P0.01,the frequency of nebulized medicine inhalation and the application of hormone and the recurrence rate of wheeze were lower than the control group,P0.01.Conclusion: The curative effect of Montelukast is significant in young children with bronchiolitis.