Development of a Pediatric Asthma Predictive Index for Hospitalization

Asthma is the third leading cause of hospitalization among children in the United States.1 Currently 6.2 million children in the U.S. have asthma.1 In 2014, the number of emergency department (ED) visits for asthma exacerbation in children less than 15 years old was approximately 820,000.2 Recently, the total estimated cost of asthma to society was $82 billion.3 There is currently no standard protocol for asthma admissions in the ED. This often leads to wide variation in management and disparities in care.

Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - November 23, 2018 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Tiffany Jean, Su-Jau Yang, William W. Crawford, Scott H. Takahashi, Javed Sheikh Source Type: research