The Impact of Changing from Prednisolone to Dexamethasone for the Management of Wheeze in Children- A Service Evaluation
James Thyng, Lynn Cunningham, Susanne McKinley, Felix Hay, Catherine Nunn, Damian Roland
Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · pp. 44–46 · Published 26 May 2021
10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1230941Abstract
Dexamethasone has become a popular alternative to Prednisolone as an oral steroid used for wheeze in children in many Paediatric Emergency Departments. It has proved non-inferior to Prednisolone in several studies [1,2] and its main advantages are single dose requirement and greater tolerability in children [3,4]. However, to the best of our knowledge there are no studies looking into the differences in re-attendance rates. Using our local Electronic Health Records, we extracted data of all over 5-year olds presenting with asthma and wheeze for 21 months of Prednisolone data and 15 months of Dexamethasone and found no statistically significant increase in re-attendance rates.
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