Inpatient use of racemic epinephrine for children admitted with croup.
CONCLUSIONS: Patients hospitalized for croup with recent use of steroids prior to ED presentation have a greater need for > 2 RE during hospitalization. The majority who require inpatient RE will do so within 8-12 hours. These data provide information for risk stratification and duration of monitoring for patients hospitalized with croup.
PMID: 31342466 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: World Journal of Pediatrics : WJP - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Chiang E, Afandi O, Lee SH, Suresh S, Pitetti RD, Ramgopal S Tags: World J Pediatr Source Type: research