title: [Relationship between arterial blood gas tensions and a clinical scoring system in asthmatic patients].
abstract: We evaluated the relationship between blood gas tensions and a clinical scoring system in pediatric asthma patients, who were divided into two groups according to their ages (under 5 years and over 6 years). The clinical score was derived from Mitsui, which was constructed using reference only to clinical symptoms and signs. The clinical scores had a statistically significant correlation with PaO2, PaCO2, SaO2 and pH in both groups. However there were fluctuations between clinical score and blood gas tensions. A low clinical score did not exclude hypoxemia. There were no statistical differences between the two groups, but subjects under 5 years old showed better correlation. This scoring system is useful to evaluate the degree of asthma attack, especially severe attack, both in younger (under 5 years) and older (over 6 years) asthmatic patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Allergy, National Children's Hospital.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Obata
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akasawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iikura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Masaki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D010313:Partial Pressure
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen