检查 非侵入性的方法可以测定氧合血红蛋白的饱和度和检测低氧血症, 用于评估急性疾病的严重程度,但是测定数值与临床预后并不平行。[7]Ralston SL, Lieberthal AS, Meissner HC, et al; American Academy of Pediatrics. Clinical practice guideline: the diagnosis, management, and prevention of bronchiolitis. Pediatrics. 2014 Nov;134(5):e1474-502.http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/134/5/e1474.longhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25349312?tool=bestpractice.com[55]Schuh S, Freedman S, Coates A, et al. Effect of oximetry on hospitalization in bronchiolitis: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2014 Aug 20;312(7):712-8.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25138332?tool=bestpractice.com
脉搏血氧测定不推荐用于疾病程度较轻的门诊患者。[48]Caballero MT, Polack FP, Stein RT. Viral bronchiolitis in young infants: new perspectives for management and treatment. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2017 Nov - Dec;93(suppl 1):75-83.www.doi.org/10.1016/j.jped.2017.07.003http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28859915?tool=bestpractice.com
一般来说,婴幼儿病毒性毛细支气管炎的低氧血症比胸部X线检查表现得更为严重。
在一项对罹患细支气管炎的婴儿的研究中,发现 90% 或更高的氧饱和度目标是安全的,并且临床有效性为 94% 或更高。[50]Cunningham S, Rodriguez A, Adams T, et al. Oxygen saturation targets in infants with bronchiolitis (BIDS): a double-blind, randomised, equivalence trial. Lancet. 2015 Sep 12;386(9998):1041-8.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4673090/http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26382998?tool=bestpractice.com
目前还没有进行长期神经系统发育研究来确定低血氧饱和度目标的安全性。[44]Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT). Australasian bronchiolitis bedside clinical guideline. 2016 [internet publication].http://www.predict.org.au/publications/2016-pubs/
在非低氧血症住院患者中,与连续性脉搏血氧测定相比,间歇性脉搏血氧测定并不影响治疗护理升级率或氧疗持续时间。[49]McCulloh R, Koster M, Ralston S, et al. Use of intermittent vs continuous pulse oximetry for nonhypoxemic infants and young children hospitalized for bronchiolitis: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2015 Oct;169(10):898-904.http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2430643http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26322819?tool=bestpractice.com