Risk Factors Related to the Severity of Bronchial Asthma in an Emergency Service

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bronchial asthma, crisis, exacerbation, risk factors.

Abstract

Introduction: Currently, there are around 300 million people in the world diagnosed with asthma and a mortality rate of 250 thousand every year. Cuba is not apart from this reality.

Objective: To relate the frequency of presentation of host- and environment-dependent risk factors with the degree of severity of crises among children.

Methods: A cross-sectional and descriptive study was carried out with 600 children aged 1-18 years, who receive attention in the emergency department of Juan Manuel Márquez Pediatric Hospital from January to December 2018.

Results: Most of the patients who received attention were male (53 %) and belonged to the age group of 5-9 years (46.3 %). Among the predominating risk factors of the study, the most frequent were viral infections (51.3 %), temperature changes (58.2 %) and non-adherence to treatment (45.5 %). Family history of bronchial asthma was found in 62.2 %, together with a history of atopy, accounting for 60 %.

Conclusions: There are modifiable risk factors in asthma patients, which allows to decrease the severity of bronchial asthma in the emergency department.

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Yudalvis Oquendo de la Cruz, Hospital Pediátrico Juan Manuel Márquez

Especialista de I Grado en Pediatría y en Medicina General Integral. Profesora Asistente Departamento de Urgencias; Hospital Pediátrico ˝Juan Manuel Márquez˝. La Habana, Cuba.

Ileana Valdivia Álvarez, Hospital Pediátrico Juan Manuel Márquez

Especialista de 2do. Grado en Pediatría. Doctora en Ciencias Médicas. Profesora e Investigadora Titular. Hospital Pediátrico ˝Juan Manuel Márquez˝. La Habana, Cuba

Annia Rosa Cisneros Rodriguez, Hospital Pediátrico Juan Manuel Márquez

Especialista de 1er Grado en Pediatría. Servicio de Respiratorio. Hospital Pediátrico ˝Juan Manuel Márquez˝. La Habana, Cuba.

Published

2022-05-24

How to Cite

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Oquendo de la Cruz Y, Valdivia Álvarez I, Cisneros Rodriguez AR. Risk Factors Related to the Severity of Bronchial Asthma in an Emergency Service. Rev cuba med gen integr [Internet]. 2022 May 24 [cited 2025 Mar. 12];38(2). Available from: https://revmgi.sld.cu/index.php/mgi/article/view/1743

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ARTÍCULOS ORIGINALES