Evaluation of patients with bronchial asthma hospitalized at pediatrics deparment of Thanh Nhan Hospital in 3 years (2001-2003)
- Author:
To Van Hai
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Asthma
- MeSH:
Asthma;
Child
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2005;311(6):25-32
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A retrospective study was performed in 51 children under 15 years old with bronchial asthma hospitalized at pediatrics department of Thanh Nhan Hospital from January 1st 2001 to December 31st 2003. Results: the bronchial asthma accounted for 2.1% of respiratory diseases. Children under 12 months of age (3.9%), from 37 months to 6 years 37.3%, from 7 to 10 and 11 to 15 years 23.5%. The attack of acute asthma usually occurred at night (84.3%). The symptoms including: coughs, sputum exudation in throat -nose (86.3%), increased frequency of breathe (82.3%), respiratory muscular contraction (76.5%), dyspnea at exhale stage (60.8%), and cyanosis (35.3%)... There were change in blood count, X-ray of the lungs-bronchia and the electrocardiography. The drugs used are salbutamol (100%), antibiotics (96.1%), and depersolon (90.2%). Some patients were taken antihistamine (phenergan) and Digoxin. Most of patients discharged from hospital after being treated (96.1%), there were only 3.9% of the patients had to go to the national children hospital
