This study prospectively examined the pharmacologic treatment of all wheezing children
presenting to a pediatric emergency department from December 1987 to September 1991 …

During a 12-month period ending on November 30, 1988, data were collected on 2468
pediatric patients with wheezing who visited a pediatric ED. Cohort characteristics included …

BACKGROUND: Emergency department care for asthma is expensive and continuity of care
is often inefficient. Identification of patientsat-risk for emergency treatment is required in …

Because inadequate assessment and inappropriate treatment of acute asthma have been
implicated as contributing factors in morbidity and even deaths, the management of acute …

Objectives: Bronchiolitis is the most common disease of the lower respiratory tract in the first
year of life. Treatment is controversial, with studies giving conflicting views on the benefits of …

• Since bronchiolitis has clinical and pathophysiologic similarities to asthma, the use of
bronchodilator drugs has been suggested; however, their effectiveness remains unproven …

Bronchial asthma is one of the most common diseases of childhood. This survey was
conducted to examine the existing practices in the emergency management of asthma. The …

This study examined the oxygen saturation (OSAT) changes measured by pulse oximetry
during emergency department (ED) bronchodilator treatment of wheezing patients. Data …

Two treatment regimens for the initial treatment of acute asthma in 50 patients between the
ages of 12 and 20 years seen in the emergency room were evalvated. The treatments were …

Thirty-three chronic asthmatic children and adolescents on predetermined doses of
theophylline preparations who arrived at the Emergency Room with an acute episode of …