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[Respiratory distress in pediatric admission and emergency services. Epidemiology and evaluation criteria]

C Marguet1, D Feray, N Bocquel

  • 1Unité des maladies respiratoires de l'enfant, hôpital Charles-Nicolle, centre hospitalo-universitaire de Rouen, France.

Archives De Pediatrie : Organe Officiel De La Societe Francaise De Pediatrie
|May 4, 2000
PubMed

Insights

Emergency departments saw more pediatric patients with acute dyspnea. This review highlights the need for standardized treatment and severity assessment algorithms to guide hospitalization decisions for children.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Respiratory Medicine

Background:

  • Emergency units experienced increased activity attributed to a rise in infants and children admitted for acute dyspnea.
  • This review synthesizes published data and local experience from a French pediatric emergency unit.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present epidemiological data on pediatric acute dyspnea.
  • To discuss available tools for practitioners to aid hospitalization decisions.
  • To propose improvements in managing pediatric emergency cases.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of published reports.
  • Analysis of clinical experience from a pediatric emergency unit in Rouen, France.
  • Epidemiological data compilation.

Main Results:

  • Increased admissions of infants and children for acute dyspnea were observed.
  • Current practices and available resources for managing these cases were evaluated.

Conclusions:

  • Standardized treatment algorithms are needed in pediatric emergency units.
  • Severity evaluation tools should be developed and validated to optimize hospitalization decisions for children with acute dyspnea.

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