Storr J, Barrell E, Lenney W
City Hospital, Nottingham.
Arch Dis Child. 1988 Jul;63(7):774-9. doi: 10.1136/adc.63.7.774.
An eight fold rise in asthma admissions to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Sick Children, Brighton occurred over the 15 year period 1971-85. The cause was an increase in the number of children seen, rather than increased readmission. The initial rise was associated with the introduction of nebulised salbutamol in 1976. The children concerned were mainly over 5 years old. Three years later came a larger influx of younger children. Circumstances leading to admissions were examined in a prospective study over a one year period. There were 605 admissions, 437 (72%) were self referrals. The commonest reason parents gave for preferring hospital treatment was the availability of nebuliser treatment.
在1971年至1985年的15年期间，布莱顿皇家亚历山德拉儿童医院的哮喘住院人数增长了八倍。原因是就诊儿童数量增加，而非再入院率上升。最初的增长与1976年引入雾化沙丁胺醇有关。相关儿童主要为5岁以上。三年后，年龄较小的儿童大量涌入。在一项为期一年的前瞻性研究中，对导致住院的情况进行了检查。共有605例住院病例，其中437例（72%）是自行转诊。家长们选择住院治疗的最常见原因是可以获得雾化治疗。
