Background Variation in emergency department (ED) management for asthma exacerbation
leads to disparities in care. Current asthma severity scores are insufficient to be used for …

Background Clinicians have difficulty predicting need for hospitalization of children with
acute asthma exacerbations. Objective The objective of this study was to develop and …

Objectives: To develop and validate predictive models to determine the need for
hospitalization in children treated for acute asthma in the emergency department (ED) …

OBJECTIVES: Identification of patients with asthma at increased risk for hospitalization and
emergency department (ED) visits presents opportunity for intervention. STUDY DESIGN …

Acute asthma exacerbations are one of the most frequent reasons for emergency
department visits and the most frequent reason for hospitalization of children in North …

Acute asthma exacerbations are one of the most common reasons for paediatric emergency
department visits and hospitalisations, and a relapse frequently necessitates repeat urgent …

Introduction The purposes of this project were (a) to examine criteria derived from evidence-
based pediatric acute asthma exacerbation assessment tools, asthma scores, and the acute …

METHODS: The Model for Improvement was used and interventions were targeted at 4 key
drivers: knowledge, engagement, decision support, and workflow enhancement. Time series …

Background Asthma exacerbations commonly lead to unplanned health care utilization and
are costly. Early identification of children at increased risk of asthma exacerbations would …

Objective. Asthma is a leading cause of emergency department visits and hospitalizations
for children in the United States. As part of a larger study, the purpose of this analysis was to …