Anales de pediatría : publicación oficial de la Asociación Española de Pediatría (A.E.P.)
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Atopic dermatitis is closely related to other atopic diseases, especially asthma and allergic rhinitis. Although there is a certain agreement that suffering from atopic eczema predisposes to asthma and allergic rhinitis, the risk of developing these diseases should be quantified in populations following a standardized method, which is the objective of this study. ⋯ Quantification of risk showed that schoolchildren with atopic eczema had a 3-fold risk of allergic rhinitis (OR: 3.33; 95 % CI: 2.45-4.54), a 4-fold risk of asthma (OR: 3.85; 95 % CI: 2.74-5.42) and a 5-fold risk of allergic asthma (OR: 4.91; 95 % CI: 3.17-7.59) compared with schoolchildren without atopic eczema. The severity of eczema was also directly related to that of asthma and rhinitis.
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To quantify the number of inappropriate pediatric hospital admissions using the Pediatric Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol (pAEP), the causes of inappropriate admissions, and the clinical utility of the paep, as well as to detect deficiencies in the healthcare circuit in hospitalized pediatric patients. ⋯ Improvement of healthcare circuits could decrease inappropriate admissions (better coordination between primary care and hospitals and improved access from the emergency unit to the specialized pediatric outpatient service). The pAEP allows identification of inappropriate admissions and their causes, as well as detection of deficiencies in the healthcare circuit.