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Steroids in croup: do they increase the incidence of successful extubation?
- Source :
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Anaesthesia and intensive care [Anaesth Intensive Care] 1990 May; Vol. 18 (2), pp. 224-8. - Publication Year :
- 1990
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Abstract
- Between January 1983 and July 1988, 2623 patients with croup were admitted to the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne. A total of 416 patients (16%) were admitted to the Intensive Care Unit and 176 of these patients required intubation. Of these patients 117 patients were successfully extubated at the first attempt and 59 needed reintubation. Of the patients who were reintubated 35 were given steroids prior to subsequent extubation attempts. Only one patient who had received steroids failed extubation. Of those who did not receive steroids 59% required reintubation. In patients with croup who fail the first extubation the results of this study suggest that steroids significantly increase the success of subsequent extubations.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Airway Obstruction therapy
Child
Child, Preschool
Croup therapy
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Intensive Care Units, Pediatric
Male
Positive-Pressure Respiration statistics & numerical data
Recurrence
Time Factors
Ventilator Weaning
Croup drug therapy
Intubation, Intratracheal statistics & numerical data
Laryngitis drug therapy
Prednisolone therapeutic use
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0310-057X
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Anaesthesia and intensive care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 2195914
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0310057X9001800212