Observations on the management of childhood acute asthma in a large hospital
- PMID: 1318492
- DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1992.tb136997.x
Observations on the management of childhood acute asthma in a large hospital
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- Med J Aust 1992 Sep 7;157(5):360
Abstract
Objective: To study the documentation of assessment, the treatment and the follow-up arrangements for children admitted to hospital with acute asthma.
Design: A retrospective audit of case notes.
Setting: Tertiary level teaching hospital.
Main outcome measures: A comparison with the asthma management plan issued by the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand.
Results: We found poor documentation of assessment of asthma severity, low referral rates for asthma education, and inappropriate use of chest radiography. Bronchodilator therapy did not follow published guidelines. Good follow-up arrangements were achieved.
Conclusions: The proportion of children with documentation of the assessment of acute asthma was unacceptably low.
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