Pediatric asthma severity score is associated with critical care interventions

Table 3 Medication usage by each severity group

Medication	Total received all groups (%)	Mild compromise number received (%)	Moderate compromise number received (%)	Severe compromise number received (%)	P value
Systemic steroids	187 (99.5)	40 (100)	116 (99.1)	31 (100)	0.737
Magnesium sulfate	126 (67.0)	26 (65)	77 (65.8)	23 (74.1)	0.646
Aminophylline	4 (2.1)	0	0	4 (12.9)	< 0.001
Terbutaline	4 (2.1)	0	2 (1.7)	2 (6.5)	0.155
Scheduled ipratropium	146 (77.7)	21 (55.3)	100 (86.2)	25 (83.3)	< 0.001
Continuous albuterol > 6 h	139 (73.9)	23 (57.5)	88 (75.2)	28 (90.3)	0.007

Total n (%) reported per severity group, P value obtained from extend fisher exact or χ² where appropriate.