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World J Clin Pediatr. Feb 8, 2017; 6(1): 34-39
Published online Feb 8, 2017. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v6.i1.34
Published online Feb 8, 2017. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v6.i1.34
Pediatric asthma severity score is associated with critical care interventions
Danielle K Maue, Courtney M Rowan, Department of Pediatric Critical Care, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States
Nadia Krupp, Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States
Author contributions: Maue DK designed the research study, collected the data, assisted with statistical analysis, and wrote the manuscript; Krupp N contributed to the design of the study and edited the manuscript; Rowan C contributed to the design of the research study, assisted with statistical analysis, and edited the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board at the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data. It was performed retrospectively and all data was de-identified and entered into a secure data collection website.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None of the authors have a conflict of interest or financial relationship to disclose.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Danielle K Maue, MD, Pediatric Critical Care fellow, Department of Pediatric Critical Care, Indiana University School of Medicine, Phase 2, 4B Office 4925, Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States. dmaue@iu.edu
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Received: July 8, 2016
Peer-review started: July 14, 2016
First decision: September 12, 2016
Revised: October 14, 2016
Accepted: November 1, 2016
Article in press: November 2, 2016
Published online: February 8, 2017
Processing time: 210 Days and 13.4 Hours
Peer-review started: July 14, 2016
First decision: September 12, 2016
Revised: October 14, 2016
Accepted: November 1, 2016
Article in press: November 2, 2016
Published online: February 8, 2017
Processing time: 210 Days and 13.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: This is a single center retrospective study designed to determine whether or not the pediatric asthma severity score was associated with critical care interventions. It was found that patients with a higher (more severe) severity score were more likely to require continuous albuterol for longer (P = 0.001) and were more likely to have a longer length of pediatric intensive care unit stay compared to those with less severe scores (P = 0.001). It was also determined that patients with a higher severity score were more likely to require other critical care interventions, including noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and amiodarone. This may help safely distribute asthmatics to higher and lower levels of care in the future.