Demographics, clinical course and outcome of children with status asthmaticus treated in a pediatric critical care unit: 8 year review (original) (raw)

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Background: This retrospective study was done to understand demographics and clinical course in children with status asthmaticus treated in a tertiary care pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).Methods: The medical charts of all patients above 5 years of age admitted to the PICU with status asthmaticus, at Nationwide Children's hospital, Columbus, OH, between 2000-2007 were reviewed. Two hundred and forty seven (247) children were admitted on 281 occasions. Patients with significant co-morbidities were excluded. Final analysis was done using 222 encounters in 183 patients.Results: The mean age was 11 years (range, 5-20 years). The mean PICU stay was 2.1 days (range, 1-15 days) and mean hospital stay was 3.6 days. Male: Female 109:74. Eighty nine (49%) were on no asthma controller medications. Adherence to therapy was noted in 124 of whom only 41 (33%) claimed compliance. 191 were known asthmatics. Asthma severity noted in 75 patients revealed 22 (29%) had mild intermittent, mild ...

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