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Asthma* ; Inhalation* ; Respiratory Therapy*

Introduction: Data on asthma remain scarce in our local setting. This study looked at asthma related admissions to RIPAS Hospital, in particular the aetiologies and the differences between short and long-stayers. Material and Methods: Patients admitted over a six months period (January to June 2008) were identified through the ward registries and the case notes were retrospectively reviewed. 2.9% (80/2,762) admissions to the medical wards were registered as asthma related admissions. Of the 80 cases identified, 72 notes were available for review. Results: The mean age was 39.5 ± 17.4 years old and males accounted for 34.7%. 19.4% were current/ex-smokers, 50% had other co-morbid conditions, 80.6% had previous accident and emergency attendances, 54.2% had previous hospital admissions and 6.9% had previous intensive care admissions. The median and mean duration of hospital stay were four days (range, 1 to 15) and 4.9 ± 2.7 days respectively. The aetiologies for admissions consisted of infective (58.3%), non-infective exacerbations (18.1%) or both (23.6%) with hospital stays of 4.5 ± 2.4, 4.1 ± 2.7 and 6.6 ± 3.2 days respectively. Long-stayers (more than four days) were associated with older age, more co-morbid conditions, previous hospital admissions and dual aetiologies for exacerbations. Intensive care unit admission was required in 6.9%. There was no death recorded. Conclusions: Asthma related admissions only accounted for a small proportion of medical admissions with predominantly infective aetiology. Older age, dual aetiologies, more co-morbidities and previous hospital admissions were associated with longer hospital stay.
Asthma ; Medication Therapy Management

Background:Asthma is a chronic infectious disease of respiratory which affect to health, study, labor and social activities. It can be occur at all age, the rate of incidence of this disease and mortality is increasing. Objectives:This study aims to learn about the clinical features and treatment results in children with asthma admitted into pediatric department, Thai nguyen Central Hospital. Subjects and method: A retrospective study was carried out on 65 asthma children who admitted to Asthma children of Department of Pediatrics, Thai Nguyen Central hospital in order to find the frequency, risks factor, clinical and management ofasthma from 1st January 2004 to 31st December 2006. Results:The asthma rate was 0.81 % among total inpatients and 2.87% among total patients admitted into the Respiratory Department. 30.8% of patients aged from 3 to 6 years old without sex predominance. The children were admitted more often in April, May, September, October and November. Personal and family history of asthma was seen in 70.77% and 35.38%, respectively. The common signs were: cough in 93.9%, coryza in 89.2%, intercostal retraction in 87.7%, wheezing in 80.0%, dyspnea in 66.2%. 4. Management: Bronchodilatator in 100%, antibiotics in 95.4%, corticoid in 76.9%. Improvement was seen in 98.5% and death in 54%. Conclusion: Drugs to lessen cough, phlegm and infusion were not encourage in asthma treatment.
Asthma/ pathology ; therapy ; Child

Background:Asthma is a chronic disease. Its characteristic is a chronic process of infection on respiratory leading to obstructed respiratory airway. In order to evaluate the obstructed respiratory disorder on asthma children, there are many various methods in which two methods are been applied widely: measure respiratory function and measure the resistance of respiratory airway. Objectives:This study aims to learn aboutthe respiratory airway resistance of asthmatic children from 6 to 10 years old at Respiratory Department of Saint-Paul hospital. Subjects and method: A retrospective, cross sectional and descriptive study was conducted on 135 children with asthma hospitalized at the Pulmonary Division at the Hospital Saint - Paul from January to October 2006. Results:- Value through thoracic pulmonary resistance in children asthmatics:The average resistance of the respiratory tract had inspiration: 7.31 \xb1 2.14 hPa.s L -1 . The average resistance of the respiratory tract had expiration: 8.30 \xb1 2.42 hPa.s L -1. There was no significant difference in the resistance of the respiratory tract between boy and girl children. Conclusion: Thoracic pulmonary resistance decreased with age from 6 to 10 years. After the inspiration of Ventolin, resistance of the respiratory tract decreased of 22.2% in the inspiration and 17.5 in expiration. The difference was significant.
Asthma/ pathology ; therapy ; Child

A study on the combination of treatment and traditional Qi training for 65 patients with bronchial asthma in the National hospital of traditional medicine in 1992 has shown that the number of colony of the lymphocyte B,T, T-CD 8 after Qi training were a statistical insignificant different from this before Qi training (p= 0.05) the number of colony of the lymphocyte T- CD4 were reduced a statistical significant from this before QI training (p= 0.05). This indicated the correlation with the extend of obstruction of ventilation. The rate of T- CD4 and T-CD8 after Qi training was a statistical significant different from this before Qi training (p= 0.05).
Asthma ; therapy ; therapeutics

65 patients were divided into two groups: control group (31 patients): drug therapy without Qi training and group test (34 patients): drug therapy combined with traditional Qui training and vital maintenance. The results have shown that the frequency of asthma attacks and times of drug using after Qi training and vital maintenance were reduced comparing with these before Qi training and vital maintenance.
Asthma ; therapy ; diagnosis ; therapeutics

Asthma ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Child ; Humans

OBJECTIVETo test and verify the transient therapeutic effect of acupuncture at point "Qingchuan" on bronchial asthma.

METHODSTwo hundred cases of bronchial asthma at acute attack stage were divided into a trial group of 100 cases treated with acupuncture at point "Qingchuan" and a control group of 100 cases treated with acupuncture at Dingchuan (EX-B1).

RESULTSThe total effective rate was 92.60% and the effect occurred within 42-860 seconds after acupuncture in the trial group, and 81.0% and within 114-126 seconds in the control group, respectively, with very significant differences between the two groups (P < 0.01, P < 0.001).

CONCLUSIONAcupuncture at point "Qingchuan" can significantly improve asthmatic state in the patient of bronchial asthma with action of rapidly stopping asthma.

Asthma ; therapy ; Humans ; Immunotherapy ; Rhinitis, Allergic ; therapy

Humans ; Asthma/drug therapy* ; Biological Therapy