Methods
To estimate the burden of disease of acute bronchiolitis (AB), we
calculated the Disability Adjusted Life Years (7) (7) for AB using
methods described by Murray and Lopez (8); which summed the years of
potential life lost due to premature mortality and the years of
productive life lost due to disability (YLD) (9). DALYs were calculated
for the most important health outcomes of AB: AB, uncomplicated, AB with
complications (hypoxemia, atelectasis, and pneumonia), AB with severe
complications (PICO admission, pneumothoraxes, pleural effusions,
sepsis) and AB with long term complications (recurrent wheezing). The
study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University
of Antioquia (2015-4690).