Anales españoles de pediatría
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Comparative Study
[Treatment of status asthmaticus. Experience of intravenous beta-adrenergic bronchodilator therapy in 71 cases].
A retrospective study of the patients admitted during the last 8 years with status asthmaticus is reported. We compare the requirement of mechanical ventilation with the beta-agonist therapy received and the type of asthma. About 71 patients admitted, 67% were IgE dependent asthmatic (EDA) children and 31% no-IgE dependent asthmatic (nEDA) ones. ⋯ We found isoproterenol to be more effective than hexoprenalina in the treatment of status asthmaticus. Similar results were obtained with the nEDA group. The Downes score was showed to be a good predictor-index scoring system in many cases.