Dexamethasone for inpatient childhood asthma exacerbations is as effective as short-acting corticosteroid treatment

Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2018 Jan;120(1):94-95. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2017.10.001. Epub 2017 Nov 20.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adolescent
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use*
  • Asthma / drug therapy*
  • Asthma / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Dexamethasone / therapeutic use*
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Patient Readmission / statistics & numerical data
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • United States / epidemiology

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Dexamethasone