Acute asthma: Treatment and outcome of 2000 consecutive pediatric emergency room visits in Doha, Qatar

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Dawod, ST [1 ]
Ehlayel, MS [1 ]
Osundwa, VM [1 ]
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[1] HAMAD GEN HOSP, DEPT PEDIAT, DOHA, QATAR
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10.3109/02770909609054542
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R392 [医学免疫学];
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100102 ;
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The case files of 2000 asthma episodes seen in our pediatric emergency room (PER) over a 2-month period were reviewed. Patients included 1429 males and 571 females with 66.2% <48 months old. More than 60% of patients had been symptomatic for <24 hr and 88.5% had tried inhaled beta(2)-agonist before coming to the PER. In the PER, 57% responded to a single salbutamol aerosol and 35.5% responded to a combination of 2-3 salbutamol, IV hydrocortisone, and aminophylline drip <6 hr. Only 7.5% were admitted to the hospital. Of the admitted patients, 82% had been symptomatic for >24 hr and 60.6% were <4 years old.
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