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Objective: Recovery from acute wheeze and asthma attacks should be supported with safety netting, including treatment advice. We evaluated emergency department (ED) discharge practices for acute childhood wheeze/asthma attacks to describe variation in safety netting and recovery bronchodilator dosing.
Design: Two-phase study between June 2020 and September 2021, comprising (1) Departmental discharge practice survey, and (2) Analysis of written discharge instructions for caregivers.
Setting: Secondary and tertiary EDs in rural and urban settings, from Paediatric Emergency Research in the UK and Ireland (PERUKI).
Main Outcome Measures: Describe practice and variation in discharge advice, treatment recommendations and safety netting provision.
Results: Of 66/71 (93%) participating sites, 62/66 (93.9%) reported providing written safety netting information. 52/66 (78.8%) 'nearly always' assessed inhaler/spacer technique; routine medication review (21/66; 31.8%) and adherence (16/66; 21.4%) were less frequent. In phase II, 61/66 (92.4%) submitted their discharge documents; 50/66 (81.9%) included bronchodilator plans. 11/66 (18.0%) provided Personalised Asthma Action Plans as sole discharge information. 45/50 (90%) provided 'fixed' bronchodilator dosing regimes; dose tapering was common (38/50; 76.0%). Median starting dose was 10 puffs 4 hourly (27/50, 54.0%); median duration was 4 days (29/50, 58.0%). 13/61 (21.3%) did not provide bronchodilator advice for acute deterioration; where provided, 42/48 (87.5%) recommended 10 puffs immediately. Subsequent dosages varied considerably. Common red flags included inability to speak (52/61, 85.2%), inhalers not lasting 4 hours (51/61, 83.6%) and respiratory distress (49/61, 80.3%).
Conclusions: There is variation in bronchodilator dosing and safety netting content for recovery following acute wheeze and asthma attacks. This reflects a lack of evidence, affirming need for further multicentre studies regarding bronchodilator recovery strategies and optimal safety netting advice.
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