Impact of a discharge prescription for dexamethasone on outcomes of children treated in the emergency department for acute asthma exacerbations.
Melisa S TanverdiNidhya NavanandanSavannah BrackmanLorel HuberJan LeonardRakesh D MistryPublished in: The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma (2023)
Prescription for an additional dexamethasone dose was not associated with reduced treatment failure or improved outcomes for children with acute asthma discharged from the ED. Single, ED-dose of dexamethasone prior to discharge may be sufficient for children with mild to moderate asthma exacerbations.
Keyphrases
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- emergency department
- lung function
- cystic fibrosis
- high dose
- low dose
- young adults
- allergic rhinitis
- liver failure
- respiratory failure
- intensive care unit
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- hepatitis b virus
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- newly diagnosed
- adverse drug
- smoking cessation
- replacement therapy