title: [Treatment of asthma in the emergency clinic of a pediatric hospital].
abstract: At the end of 1983 a change was made in the treatment of children presenting with acute asthmatic attacks in the emergency clinic at a pediatric hospital in Costa Rica. The use of epinephrine was abandoned in favor of salbutamol in spray form and short-term treatment with glucocorticoids. This new regime, compared with the previous one, reduced hospitalizations and readmissions for asthma by nearly 70%, as well as the average hospital stay (3.5 days vs. 5 days).
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mohs
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chavarría
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000420:Albuterol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002648:Child; D003364:Costa Rica; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000420:Albuterol
vernacular_title: Tratamiento del asma en la consulta externa de urgencias de un hospital pediátrico.