Arch Pediat Adol Med
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Arch Pediat Adol Med · Dec 2001
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialEffectiveness of oral or nebulized dexamethasone for children with mild croup.
To assess the efficacy of oral dexamethasone or nebulized dexamethasone sodium phosphate in children with mild croup. ⋯ Children with mild croup who receive oral dexamethasone treatment are less likely to seek subsequent medical care and demonstrate more rapid symptom resolution compared with children who receive nebulized dexamethasone or placebo treatment.
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Arch Pediat Adol Med · Dec 2001
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialRandomized trial of the addition of ipratropium bromide to albuterol and corticosteroid therapy in children hospitalized because of an acute asthma exacerbation.
To determine whether the addition of inhaled ipratropium bromide to inhaled albuterol and systemic corticosteroid therapy was more efficacious than inhaled albuterol and systemic corticosteroids alone in the inpatient treatment of acute asthma exacerbations in children. ⋯ The addition of nebulized ipratropium bromide to nebulized beta(2)-agonist and corticosteroid therapy in the treatment of children hospitalized because of asthma (following intensive emergency department treatment) confers no extra benefit.