Risk factors for Intensive Care admission of children with severe acute wheeze or asthma
- Conditions
- life-threatening asthma attackStatus Asthmaticus10006436
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 220
-Between 2 and 18 years of age
-Admission to a PICU for status asthmaticus or acute wheeze
-Admission to a MC for status asthmaticus or acute wheeze
-Patient is outside of specified age range
-Patient has Down*s Syndrome
-Patient has a congenital/acquired heart defect that interferes with normal SAA treatment
-Patient has a congenital/acquired airway defect (Tracheomalacia, Bronchomalacia)
-Patient has a primary/secondary immunodeficiency
-Patient has a pre-existing chronic pulmonary condition, known to mimic asthma: Cystic fibrosis, Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, Bronchiolitis obliterans.
-Any subject who receives a different diagnosis than SAA / asthma exacerbation within the timeframe of the admission
-Any subject who does not provide informed consent or repeals informed consent (either by patient or by guardian(s)).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Undertreatment, defined as:<br /><br>Patient is not using inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), or<br /><br>Patient is using ICS for <7 days (counting from moment of admission to<br /><br>emergency department) according to treatment plan, or<br /><br>Patient is not using ICS according to treatment plan.<br /><br><br /><br>Use of medication is estimated through obtaining pharmacy records on medication<br /><br>that was picked up by the patient, versus the medication that is required<br /><br>according to the treatment plan. If a patient indicates that he/she did not use<br /><br>their medication correctly (despite pharmacy records indicating pickup), this<br /><br>patient is counted as being undertreated.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method