Epidemiology and drug use in the treatment of asthma in children
- Author:
Nguyen Tien Dung
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Asthma
- MeSH:
Asthma;
Child;
Epidemiology;
Therapeutics;
Pharmaceutical Preparations
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2005;0(1):26-32
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Studying on 127 medical records of asthma patients who were treated at the Pediatric Department of Bach Mai hospital between 1/1999 and 1/2001 showed that the hospitalization of asthma children were most common in March, April and September to December. Male is more than female with the ratio were 1:1.49. There were correlation between allergic history of patients and family with asthma. The short acting beta2-adrenecgic agonists were used most common in treatment for asthma (92.64%), with oral route is highest rate, followed by nebulization and inhalation, intravenous route was less common. There were 47% cases patients without signs of bacterial infections were given antibiotics
