Pediatric acute asthma scoring systems: a systematic review and survey of UK practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute exacerbations of asthma are common in children. Multiple asthma severity scores exist, but current emergency department (ED) use of severity scores is not known.

Methods

A systematic review was undertaken to identify the parameters collected in pediatric asthma severity scores. A survey of Paediatric Emergency Research in the United Kingdom and Ireland (PERUKI) sites was undertaken to ascertain routinely collected asthma data and information about severity scores. Included studies examined severity of asthma exacerbation in children 5-18 years of age with extractable severity parameters.

Results

Sixteen articles were eligible, containing 17 asthma severity scores. The severity scores assessed combinations of 15 different parameters (median, 6; range,

SUBMITTER: Chacko J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7593416 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature