Clinical characteristics and factors associated with mucus plugs under bronchoscopy in children hospitalized for acute asthma attack.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe clinical characteristics of hospitalized children with acute asthma attacks complicated with mucus plugs and to investigate the factors associated with mucus plugs in asthma children.

Methods

This retrospective study analyzed hospitalized children and adolescents with acute asthma attacks from January 2016 to December 2021. The demographic information and characteristics were collected. Subjects were categorized into the mucus plug group and the control group based on the bronchoalveolar lavage results. The Logistic regression analyses were utilized to assess the relative factors associated with mucus plugs. All data were analyzed using SPSS 22.0.

Results

This study included 242 individuals. Out of the 151 subjects who underwent bronchoscopy, 62.

SUBMITTER: Han P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11513321 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature