Using HS inhalations significantly shortens LOS and lowers AR in preschool children presenting with an acute wheezing episode to the emergency department.
Wheezing preschoolers presenting to the ED is a unique population with significantly higher rate of positive S-API and adenosine-BCT compared with controls and frequently (50%) express eosinophilic airway inflammation.
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY. To determine the effect of inhalation of hypertonic saline in children presenting to the emergency department (ED) with acute wheezing, on length of stay (LOS), admission rate (AR), and clinical severity score (CS).
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