Asthma exacerbations remain a leading cause of hospitalization in the pediatric population,
and many children who require hospitalization for status asthmaticus are managed using …

BACKGROUND: Standardized pediatric asthma care has been shown to improve measures
in specific hospital areas, but to our knowledge, the implementation of an asthma clinical …

METHODS: Each ED received a pathway implementation toolkit including sample evidence-
based pathways and order sets. Educational materials included asthma severity tools, chest …

Asthma care pathways in the emergency department : Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical
Immunology Asthma care pathways in the emergency department : Current Opinion in Allergy …

Objective: Poor adherence to the National Institute of Health (NIH) Asthma Guidelines may
result in unnecessary admissions for children presenting to the emergency department (ED) …

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

Objective To determine the effects of pediatric asthma pathway implementation in a diverse,
national sample of emergency departments (EDs). Study design In this quality improvement …

Asthma is one of the leading causes of hospital admission in the pediatric population.
Standardization of asthma management guidelines for patients admitted to the emergency …

Asthma is the most common chronic illness in children, with> 700,000 emergency
department (ED) visits each year. Asthma is a respiratory disease characterized by a …

BACKGROUND: Asthma triggers> 775 000 emergency department (ED) visits for children
each year. Approximately 80% of these visits occur in community EDs. We performed this …