Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Jul 2008
Practice Guideline Multicenter StudyCroup management in Australia and New Zealand: a PREDICT study of physician practice and clinical practice guidelines.
Comparison of clinical practice guideline (CPG) recommendations and reported physician management of croup at PREDICT (Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative) sites as baseline for planned randomized controlled trials. ⋯ Croup management at PREDICT emergency departments is similar, based on oral steroids and nebulized adrenaline. The steroid and adrenaline regimens used by respondents and their CPGs were not consistent. This reflects limitations of available evidence for management of this common disease, highlighting the need for definitive trials, particularly in the management of mild croup.