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7114591

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-10-29
pubmed:abstractText
Our study evaluated the ability of early peak expiratory flow rates (PEFR) to be predictive of hospital admission while double blinding the measurements and using a standardized treatment protocol and specific admission criteria. The measurements were recorded prior to and after initial therapy. Eighty-six acute asthmatic episodes in 51 patients were analyzed. Nine (10.5%) of the episodes resulted in hospitalization; 77 (89.5%) resulted in discharge. No correlation with admission was found for the initial PEFR, a second PEFR following treatment, or the differences between these two values. Our study indicates that early PEFRs alone are not useful predictors of the need for hospital admission. Although a significant number of patients in our study population presented with severe airflow obstruction, they responded sufficiently to treatment to permit discharge.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0196-0644
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
466-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Failure of peak expiratory flow rate to predict hospital admission in acute asthma.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't