Why the study?
Does oral dexamethasone reduce relapse rates in children with acute asthma exacerbations compared to oral prednisone?
Does oral dexamethasone reduce relapse rates in children with acute asthma exacerbations compared to oral prednisone?
Oral dexamethasone offers similar efficacy to oral prednisone for acute asthma exacerbations in children but is associated with less vomiting, though evidence quality is limited.
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Supports preferring dexamethasone for pediatric asthma exacerbations due to less vomiting with similar relapse rates; extends meta-analytic evidence on corticosteroid selection.
Wei et al. (2019) studied this question.
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