Demographics and characteristics of wheezing/asthmatic children with repeat emergency department visits in O'ahu, Hawai'i.
A profile of Hawai'i's pediatric asthmatic patients who repeatedly visit the ED is lacking. This multi-centered prospective study found that repeat ED utilization occurs more frequently in a particular subset of patients. Characteristics of the asthmatic cohort can help health care providers, caregivers, children, and their families understand and better manage asthma as a chronic condition and improve quality of life.
DeMesa
Charles J
CJ
Kapiolani Medical Center For Women And Children, Emergency Department, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA. charlesd@kapiolani.org
Pang
Corilyn K S
CK
Kiyabu
Kristi M
KM
Yamamoto
Franklin Y
FY
Sanderson
Ron R
RR
Gartner
Brenda M
BM
Beckham
Sheila
S
Asuncion
Daisy A
DA
Nekoba
Ashlee C
AC
Kitayama
Jonathan
J
Teruya
Brandon Y
BY
Boychuk
Rodney B
RB
D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003710:Demography; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012135:Respiratory Sounds