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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 Mistry
Published in: The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma (2024)
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.
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