Eficacia de la terapia de rescate en pacientes pediátricos con crisis asmática atendidos en la Emergencia Pediátrica del Hospital de Especialidades Teodoro Maldonado Carbo durante el periodo enero 2019 a diciembre 2020.

Abstract

Introduction: Asthma is a very prevalent chronic respiratory disease in childhood followed by adolescence, which is characterized by shortness of breath, cough, wheezing and chest tightness. From the 1970s to the present, glucocorticoids and adrenergic bronchodilators have been used for its treatment. Objective: To verify the efficacy of rescue therapy in pediatric patients with asthmatic crisis treated in the pediatric emergency of the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Specialty Hospital during the period January 2019 to December 2020. Methodology: Descriptive, cross-sectional and retrospective study, in which analyzed 269 pediatric patients treated in the pediatric emergency of the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Specialty Hospital during the period from January 2019 to December 2020. Results: It was possible to verify that the patients who managed to receive a therapy 72.5%, 62.83% obtained a good response and hospital discharge home and the remaining 9.63% did not obtain a good response and had to be admitted to hospital. The severity of the crisis was also studied, where 239 (88.85%) were identified as mild crises and 30 (11.5%) as moderate crises. Conclusion: The rescue therapy for asthmatic crisis is effective, with patients with mild crises being the best beneficiaries at the time of receiving treatment, in addition, it was possible to identify that, as the texts say, asthma is more common in male patients, as highlighted. in our study.