[What evidence for chest physiotherapy in infants hospitalized for acute viral bronchiolitis?]. / Place actuelle de la kinésithérapie respiratoire dans la prise en charge de la bronchiolite aiguë du nourrisson hospitalisé

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.