Comparative Efficacy of Dexamethasone versus Hydrocortisone in Severe Acute Pediatric Asthma

Comparative Efficacy of Dexamethasone versus Hydrocortisone in Severe Acute Pediatric Asthma

This study aimed to compare the efficacy of dexamethasone and hydrocortisone in the treatment of acute paediatric asthma. Forty seven asthmatic children were randomised to receive either dexamethasone (0.6 mg/ml, maximum 16 mg) in a single dose or hydrocortisone (8-10 mg/kg/day) in 4 equal doses fo...

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Main Author: Sedigheh Ebrahimi Bahador Sarkari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2007-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Online Access:https://ijaai.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijaai/article/view/181
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spelling doaj-99dcf3be2fb84e97bceed0ba4f5b2bec2020-11-25T04:12:22ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology1735-15021735-52492007-09-0163181Comparative Efficacy of Dexamethasone versus Hydrocortisone in Severe Acute Pediatric Asthma Sedigheh Ebrahimi Bahador Sarkari0 This study aimed to compare the efficacy of dexamethasone and hydrocortisone in the treatment of acute paediatric asthma. Forty seven asthmatic children were randomised to receive either dexamethasone (0.6 mg/ml, maximum 16 mg) in a single dose or hydrocortisone (8-10 mg/kg/day) in 4 equal doses for 2 days. Our findings showed that the mean length of hospitalization in children receiving dexamethasone was significantly shorter than those receiving hydrocortisone. https://ijaai.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijaai/article/view/181
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author Sedigheh Ebrahimi Bahador Sarkari
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Comparative Efficacy of Dexamethasone versus Hydrocortisone in Severe Acute Pediatric Asthma
Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
author_facet Sedigheh Ebrahimi Bahador Sarkari
author_sort Sedigheh Ebrahimi Bahador Sarkari
title Comparative Efficacy of Dexamethasone versus Hydrocortisone in Severe Acute Pediatric Asthma
title_short Comparative Efficacy of Dexamethasone versus Hydrocortisone in Severe Acute Pediatric Asthma
title_full Comparative Efficacy of Dexamethasone versus Hydrocortisone in Severe Acute Pediatric Asthma
title_fullStr Comparative Efficacy of Dexamethasone versus Hydrocortisone in Severe Acute Pediatric Asthma
title_full_unstemmed Comparative Efficacy of Dexamethasone versus Hydrocortisone in Severe Acute Pediatric Asthma
title_sort comparative efficacy of dexamethasone versus hydrocortisone in severe acute pediatric asthma
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
issn 1735-1502
1735-5249
publishDate 2007-09-01
description This study aimed to compare the efficacy of dexamethasone and hydrocortisone in the treatment of acute paediatric asthma. Forty seven asthmatic children were randomised to receive either dexamethasone (0.6 mg/ml, maximum 16 mg) in a single dose or hydrocortisone (8-10 mg/kg/day) in 4 equal doses for 2 days. Our findings showed that the mean length of hospitalization in children receiving dexamethasone was significantly shorter than those receiving hydrocortisone.
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