Development and internal validation of a pediatric acute asthma prediction rule for hospitalization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinicians have difficulty predicting need for hospitalization of children with acute asthma exacerbations.

Objective

The objective of this study was to develop and internally validate a multivariable asthma prediction rule (APR) to inform hospitalization decision making in children aged 5-17 years with acute asthma exacerbations.

Methods

Between April 2008 and February 2013 we enrolled a prospective cohort of patients aged 5-17 years with asthma who presented to our pediatric emergency department with acute exacerbations. Predictors for APR modeling included 15 demographic characteristics, asthma chronic control measures, and pulmonary examination findings in participants at the time of triage and before treatment. The primary outcome variable for APR mode

SUBMITTER: Arnold DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4355052 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature