Methylxanthine use for acute asthma in the emergency department in Japan: a multicenter observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Methylxanthines are no longer recommended for emergency department (ED) patients with acute asthma according to international guidelines. We aimed to describe the current methylxanthine use for acute asthma and to determine factors related to its use in the ED.

Methods

We undertook a multicenter retrospective study in 23 EDs across Japan. From each participating hospital, we randomly identified 60 ED patients aged 18-54 years with acute asthma from 2009 through 2011. We examined the associations of ED and patient characteristics with methylxanthine use by constructing a multivariable logistic regression model adjusting for a predefined set of ED- and patient-level factors.

Results

Among 1,380 patients, methylxanthines were used for 79 patients (5.7%, 95% confidenc

SUBMITTER: Morikawa M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6603322 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature