ASSESING THE INITIATION CRITERIA AND OUTCOMES OF THE HOMOEOPATHIC INTERVENTION IN ACUTE BRONCHIOLITIS WITHIN INTEGRATED TREATMENT SETTING: A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW.

Acute bronchiolitis is a common lower respiratory infection in children under two years, with limited effectiveness of many conventional treatments leading to significant morbidity. Major clinical problems lies in its variable severity, lack of  definitive curative therapy, and wide differences in management practices across hospitals. Despite being largely viral in origin, children recieve unnecessary investigations, antibiotics, bronchodilators, steroids, increasing cost , side effects and caregiver anxiety. In developing countries additional changes include delayed presentation, malnutrition, overcrowding and limited access to standardized evidence based protocols.

The research gap exist in the form of severity predictors, clinical patterns, risk factors for severity, treatment outcomes and predictors of prolonged hospital stay in acute bronchiolitis. Most guidelines are based on international data, which may not fully reflect local epidemiology, nutritional status, environmental exposure, healthcare facilities, also limited clarity on which clinical parameters best predict complications and poor outcomes in routine hospital settings. Hence Retrospective observational studies can bridge this gap by systematically analyzing existing pattern records to identify correlations and outcome predictors.

To fill this gap and achieve meaningful outcomes, Study will involve stepwise collection of demographic data, clinical features, investigations, treatment modalities and hospital record outcomes. The study reviews inpatient and outpatient records of children receiving both homoeopathic and conventional care to assess symptom progression, response to treatment, and need for supportive therapies such as oxygen. The aim is to generate qualitative and quantitative evidence on the role of homoeopathy, support better clinical decision-making, and guide future research in paediatric respiratory care.