title: Demographics and characteristics of wheezing/asthmatic children with repeat emergency department visits in O'ahu, Hawai'i.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Kapiolani Medical Center For Women And Children, Emergency Department, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA. charlesd@kapiolani.org
authors.forename: Charles J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: DeMesa
authors.forename: Corilyn K S
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Kristi M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kiyabu
authors.forename: Franklin Y
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Ron R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Sanderson
authors.forename: Brenda M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Gartner
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beckham
authors.forename: Daisy A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Asuncion
authors.forename: Ashlee C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Nekoba
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kitayama
authors.forename: Brandon Y
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Teruya
authors.forename: Rodney B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Boychuk
mesh_terms: 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