Clinical Pathways for Asthma Improve Care for Hospitalized Children

Asthma pathways reduced costs, administration of antibiotics, and length of hospital stay.

Much current evidence for the benefit of clinical pathways for asthma care in children is based on data from individual hospitals. These authors conducted a multicenter, retrospective study of administrative data from 42 children's hospitals to compare the efficacy of asthma clinical pathways (147,838 patients) and routine asthma care (41,493 patients) in children ages 2 to 17 years (median age, 5 years) discharged over a 10-year period.

Of the 42 hospitals, 25 had pathways in place throughout the 10-year period, 15 implemented pathways during the period, and 2 did not use pathways; 20 hospitals made improvements to pathways (most commonly integration into the electronic medical record or revisions to content). Overall, children admitted whe…

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F. Bruder Stapleton, MD

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Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesAmerican Society of Pediatric Nephrology Foundation (Chair)

F. Bruder Stapleton, MD

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Consultant/Advisory BoardCareer Physician

Editorial BoardsUpToDate

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesAmerican Society of Pediatric Nephrology Foundation (Chair)

Clinical Pathways for Asthma Improve Care for Hospitalized Children

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