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Parents sound alarm on asthma after toddler dies on way home from ER
CTV News A Saskatoon couple are warning other parents to be aware of the risks of asthma following the unexpected death of their two-year-old son. Sheri and Michael Olain remember the day their son Emerson tragically died last December, just short of his third … Family using tragic loss to educate others |
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Condition: Asthma
Interventions: Drug: PBF-680; Drug: Placebo
Sponsors: Fundació Institut de Recerca de l’Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau; Palo Biofarma, S.L
Recruiting – verified August 2014
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Chokehold witness' arraignment delayed after asthma attack
New York Post Convicted felon Ramsey Orta, 22, was arrested Saturday night on Staten Island but later told cops during his booking that he was having an asthma attack, sources said. They took him to Richmond University Medical Center, where he was eventually put in … Medical examiner: Cop's choke hold, not asthma, killed New York man Man Who Filmed Fatal NYPD Chokehold Arrested Eric Garner's Death Ruled a Homicide |
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Chockhold witness' arraignment delayed after asthma attack
New York Post Convicted felon Ramsey Orta, 22, was arrested Saturday night on Staten Island but later told cops during his booking that he was having an asthma attack, sources said. They took him to Richmond University Medical Center, where he was eventually put in … Medical examiner: Cop's choke hold, not asthma, killed New York man Man Who Filmed Fatal NYPD Chokehold Arrested Eric Garner's Death Ruled a Homicide |
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Variation in the Management of Infants Hospitalized for Bronchiolitis Persists after the 2006 American Academy of Pediatrics Bronchiolitis Guidelines.
J Pediatr. 2014 Jul 8;
Authors: Florin TA, Byczkowski T, Ruddy RM, Zorc JJ, Test M, Shah SS
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe variation across US pediatric hospitals in the utilization of resources not recommended for routine use by the American Academy of Pediatrics guideline for infants hospitalized with bronchiolitis and to examine the association between resource utilization and disposition outcomes.
STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a cross-sectional study of infants ?12 months hospitalized for bronchiolitis from 2007-2012 at 42 hospitals contributing data to the Pediatric Health Information System. Patients with asthma were excluded. The primary outcome was hospital-level variation in utilization of 5 resources not recommended for routine use: albuterol, racemic epinephrine, corticosteroids, chest radiography, and antibiotics. We also examined the association of resource utilization with length of stay (LOS) and readmission.
RESULTS: In total, 64?994 hospitalizations were analyzed. After adjustment for patient characteristics, albuterol (median, 52.4%; range, 3.5%-81%), racemic epinephrine (20.1%; 0.6%-78.8%), and chest radiography (54.9%; 24.1%-76.7%) had the greatest variation across hospitals. Utilization of albuterol, racemic epinephrine, and antibiotics did not change significantly over time compared with small decreases in corticosteroid (3.3%) and chest radiography (8.6%) use over the study period. Utilization of each resource was significantly associated with increased LOS without concomitant decreased odds of readmission.
CONCLUSIONS: Substantial use and variation in 5 resources not recommended for routine use by the American Academy of Pediatrics bronchiolitis guideline persists with increased utilization associated with increased LOS without the benefit of decreased readmission. Future work should focus on developing processes that can be widely disseminated and easily implemented to minimize unwarranted practice variation when evidence and guidelines exist.
PMID: 25015578 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher]
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Progress in allergic asthma research after ingestion of fruits
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Interaction between 2 proteins can be responsible for allergic asthma after …
News-Medical.net Researchers at the UPM suggest that the interaction between two proteins can be the responsible for the allergic asthma episodes after eating an infected fruit. A research group of the Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics (CBGP) of Universidad … |
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Swimmer leaves racing after developing asthma but won't leave sport
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Co-founders plan to continue startup's work on asthma after entrepreneur's death
Upstart The UpTake: Chris Stiffler died of an asthma attack. But his co-founders at Vicinity Health say they want to continue his work to prevent such attacks now that he's gone. But first, they're raising money for Stiffler's family. P hoenix entrepreneur … |
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Family claims man died of asthma attack after 911 delay
New York Post A Brooklyn man suffering an asthma attack waited 26 minutes for an ambulance, a delay that killed him, his family charges. Daniel Cruz, 40, was with wife Tynisha and their three kids in the Red Hook Houses on May 21 when he was stricken, prompting … |
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