Causes of asthma attacks in children referred to the emergency ward of Taleghani hospital in Gorgan in 2022

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Neonatal and Children’s Health Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran

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Background and Objective: Failure to control asthma in children can lead to exacerbation of the disease and cause critical crises for children. The present study investigated the incidence of asthma and environmental triggers associated with asthma attacks in children.
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, children with asthma referred to agency were evaluated in 2022. The data obtained from clinical examination, demographic characteristics and exposure to various disease triggers, the number of hospitalizations and asthma attacks and the severity of the disease were collected and compared through a checklist. Chi-square test were used to compare the data. 
Results: Forty seven patients with the mean of age 4.53 ± 3.6 and including 14 (30%) girls and 33 (70%) were boys were studied. Fifty one percent of patients had moderate asthma. The frequency of patients with one episode of hospitalization (63.8%) and patients with one episode of asthma attack (61.7%) was significantly higher than the other number of hospitalizations and asthma attacks (P<0.05). Among asthma triggers, respiratory infections and environmental allergens were the most frequent (74.5% and 42.6%, respectively). Place of residence and antibiotic use did not show any significant difference in patients (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Higher prevalence of moderate asthma, one hospitalization and one asthma attack in children showed that planning and education as well as control of asthma triggers can be effective in preventing asthma attacks in children.

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Daneshvar Medicine
Volume 32, Issue 4 - Serial Number 173
November and December 2024
Pages 47-55

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