Oral corticosteroids don't improve acute wheeze in preschool children: BMJ
Written By : Medha Baranwal
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2020-11-06 02:12 GMT | Update On 2020-11-06 07:12 GMT
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New Zealand: The administration of oral prednisolone had no effect on respiratory outcomes at 24 hours or beyond in preschool children with acute wheeze, finds a recent study in the BMJ journal Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Alexandra Wallace, Department of Paediatrics, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand, and colleagues conducted the double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled equivalence trial at three hospitals in New Zealand to determine if administration of oral prednisolone alters respiratory outcomes in 477 preschool children (aged 24–59 months) with acute wheeze associated with respiratory illness.
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