Asthma treatment and outcomes for children in the emergency department and hospital.

CONCLUSIONS: Physicians in the ED have an opportunity to provide preventative care in the acute care setting and should be encouraged to initiate treatment with ICS. Consideration should be given to developing a program or clinical pathway focused on long-term asthma management and maintenance to reduce readmissions and long hospital stays. PMID: 28820610 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Asthma - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: J Asthma Source Type: research