Prospective community programme versus parent-driven care to prevent respiratory morbidity in children following hospitalisation with severe bronchiolitis or pneumonia

BackgroundHospitalisation with severe lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in early childhood is associated with ongoing respiratory symptoms and possible later development of bronchiectasis. We aimed to reduce this intermediate respiratory morbidity with a community intervention programme at ti...

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Veröffentlicht in:Thorax 2020-04, Vol.75 (4), p.298-305
Hauptverfasser: Byrnes, Catherine Ann, Trenholme, Adrian, Lawrence, Shirley, Aish, Harley, Higham, Julie Anne, Hoare, Karen, Elborough, Aileen, McBride, Charissa, Le Comte, Lyndsay, McIntosh, Christine, Chan Mow, Florina, Jaksic, Mirjana, Metcalfe, Russell, Coomarasamy, Christin, Leung, William, Vogel, Alison, Percival, Teuila, Mason, Henare, Stewart, Joanna
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Zusammenfassung:BackgroundHospitalisation with severe lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in early childhood is associated with ongoing respiratory symptoms and possible later development of bronchiectasis. We aimed to reduce this intermediate respiratory morbidity with a community intervention programme at time of discharge.MethodsThis randomised, controlled, single-blind trial enrolled children aged
ISSN:0040-6376
1468-3296
1468-3296
DOI:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-213142