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. 2021 Mar 17;34(1):1–6. doi: 10.1089/ped.2020.1271

Table 1.

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Children Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit for Asthma Meeting the Study Criteria

  Total (N = 72)
Demographic and patient characteristics  
 Male, n (%) 41 (56.9)
 Age, years, mean (SD) 10.3 (3.4)
 Previous diagnosis of asthma, n (%) 66 (91.7)
 Eczema, n (%) 23 (31.9)
 Allergies, n (%) 50 (69.4)
 Maternal asthma, n (%) 22 (30.6)
 Paternal asthma, n (%) 18 (25.0)
Clinical characteristics during hospitalization  
 Intubation, n (%) 10 (13.9)
 Pneumothorax, n (%) 3 (4.2)
 Death, n (%) 0 (0)
 Daily ICS alone or with LABA at discharge, n (%) 72 (100)
 Length of stay, days, median (IQR) 5 (3–7)
 Length of stay in the ICU, days, median (IQR) 1 (1–3)

ICS, inhaled corticosteroids; IQR, interquartile range; LABA, long-acting β-agonist; SD, standard deviation.