Fielder C P
Ear, Nose and Throat Department, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.
J Laryngol Otol. 1989 Feb;103(2):187-90. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100108400.
The aim of the study was to examine the incidence of croup in the Swansea area and to determine whether meteorological factors have any effect on the incidence of acute laryngotracheitis requiring hospitalization. 447 patients with a diagnosis of acute viral croup were admitted to the Ear, Nose and Throat Department of Singleton Hospital, Swansea, between January 1st 1980 and December 31st 1984. There was no significant difference between days with and without croup admissions, with respect to barometric pressure or relative humidity. Maximum and minimum temperatures were significantly lower on days with croup admissions (p less than 0.001). Wind direction appeared to influence the number of admissions, which were increased when the wind was from the south-east (p less than 0.01).
该研究的目的是调查斯旺西地区哮吼的发病率，并确定气象因素是否对需要住院治疗的急性喉气管炎的发病率有任何影响。1980年1月1日至1984年12月31日期间，447名诊断为急性病毒性哮吼的患者被收治入斯旺西市辛格尔顿医院的耳鼻喉科。在有哮吼入院病例的日子和没有哮吼入院病例的日子之间，气压或相对湿度没有显著差异。有哮吼入院病例的日子里，最高温度和最低温度显著更低（p小于0.001）。风向似乎影响入院人数，当风从东南方向吹来的时候入院人数会增加（p小于0.01）。
