Treatment patterns and frequency of key outcomes in acute severe asthma in children: a Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT) multicentre cohort study.
Simon S CraigColin V E PowellGillian M NixonEd OakleyJason HortDavid S ArmstrongSarath RanganathanAmit KocharCatherine WilsonShane GeorgeNatalie PhillipsJeremy FurykBen LawtonMeredith L BorlandSharon O'BrienJocelyn NeutzeAnna LithgowClare MitchellNick WatkinsDomhnall BranniganJoanna WoodCharmaine GrayStephen HearpsEmma RamageAmanda WilliamsJamie LewLeonie JonesAndis GraudinsStuart DalzielFranz E BablPublished in: BMJ open respiratory research (2022)
Overall, 7.3% children with acute severe asthma received some form of escalated treatment, with 4.2% receiving parenteral bronchodilators and 4.3% respiratory support. There is wide variation treatment escalation.