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dc.contributor.authorWidger, J
dc.contributor.authorElnazir, B
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-07T12:16:39Z
dc.date.available2012-12-07T12:16:39Z
dc.date.issued2009-12
dc.identifier.citationSurvey of the management of acute asthma in children., 102 (10):341-2 Ir Med Jen_GB
dc.identifier.issn0332-3102
dc.identifier.pmid20108809
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/254918
dc.description.abstractAcute asthma is one of the most common reasons for children presenting to the emergency department. International guidelines for the management of acute paediatric asthma are widely available. In this study we examined how acute asthma in children is managed across hospitals in Ireland and compared Irish practice with standard international guidelines. We surveyed 54 paediatricians across 18 centres in Ireland. A total of 30 (55.5%) individual paediatricians across 17 (94%) centres replied. The majority of centres had a written protocol for the management of acute asthma. A large number of centres use MDI and spacer devices in acute management although doses used varied widely. Only 29% of centres had written asthma action plans available from the emergency department and 53% had plans available from the ward. Irish practice is largely inline with established guidelines. A national asthma strategy could further help to improve asthma care.
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIrish medical journalen_GB
dc.rightsArchived with thanks to Irish medical journalen_GB
dc.subject.meshAcute Disease
dc.subject.meshAnti-Asthmatic Agents
dc.subject.meshAsthma
dc.subject.meshChild
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshGuideline Adherence
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshIreland
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshOxygen Inhalation Therapy
dc.subject.meshPhysician's Practice Patterns
dc.subject.meshPractice Guidelines as Topic
dc.subject.meshQuestionnaires
dc.titleSurvey of the management of acute asthma in children.en_GB
dc.typeArticleen
dc.identifier.journalIrish medical journalen_GB
dc.description.provinceLeinsteren
html.description.abstractAcute asthma is one of the most common reasons for children presenting to the emergency department. International guidelines for the management of acute paediatric asthma are widely available. In this study we examined how acute asthma in children is managed across hospitals in Ireland and compared Irish practice with standard international guidelines. We surveyed 54 paediatricians across 18 centres in Ireland. A total of 30 (55.5%) individual paediatricians across 17 (94%) centres replied. The majority of centres had a written protocol for the management of acute asthma. A large number of centres use MDI and spacer devices in acute management although doses used varied widely. Only 29% of centres had written asthma action plans available from the emergency department and 53% had plans available from the ward. Irish practice is largely inline with established guidelines. A national asthma strategy could further help to improve asthma care.


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