Number of general PICU admissions (n) |
681 |
708 |
666 |
735 |
2790 |
270 |
Number of admissions for SAA (n) |
32 |
41 |
36 |
59 |
168 |
38 |
Relative percentage of PICU admissions for SAA (%) |
4.7% |
5.8% |
5.4% |
8.0% |
6.0% |
14.1% |
Demographics of the study population |
Demographics of
the study population |
Demographics of the study population |
Demographics of the study population |
Demographics of
the study population |
Demographics of the study population |
Demographics of the study population |
Girls (n (%)) |
8 (25%) |
16 (39%) |
14 (38.9%) |
27 (45.8%) |
65
(38.7%) |
18 (47.4%) |
Age in years (mean (SD)) |
7.0 (3.6) |
7.1 (3.7) |
7.9 (3.6) |
7.4 (3.6) |
7.4 (3.6) |
7.0 (3.5) |
Divorced parents (n (%)) |
12 (37.5%) |
12 (29.3%) |
8 (22.2%) |
17
(28.8%) |
49 (29.2%) |
12 (31.6%) |
Living with a single parent (n (%)) |
8 (25%) |
8 (19.5%) |
1 (2.8%) |
8 (13.6%) |
25 (14.9%) |
4 (10.5%) |
Clinical characteristics of the study population |
Clinical characteristics of the study population |
Clinical characteristics of the study population |
Clinical characteristics of the study population |
Clinical characteristics of the study population |
Clinical characteristics of the study population |
Clinical characteristics of the study population |
Clinical diagnosis of viral infection ‡ (n (%)) |
28 (87.5%) |
22
(53.7%) |
25 (69.4%) |
43 (72.9%) |
118 (70.2%) |
29
(76.3%) |
Conducting virology laboratory tests § (n (%)) |
12 (37.5%) |
18
(43.9%) |
30 (83.3%) |
41 (62.5%) |
101 (60.1%) |
24
(63.2%) |
Allergy history (n (%)) |
18 (56.3%) |
19 (46.3%) |
19 (52.8%) |
31
(52.5%) |
90 (53.6%) |
18 (47.4%) |
Previously diagnosed with asthma (n (%)) |
19 (59.4%) |
21 (51.2%) |
15 (41.7%) |
21 (35.6%) |
76 (45.2%) |
13 (34.2%) |
Days between symptom onset and admission (median
(25th-75th percentiles)) |
3 (1-7) |
2 (1-3.4) |
2 (1-4) |
3 (2-6.3) |
2 (1-5) |
2.5 (2-5) |
Duration of hospitalization in days (median
(25th-75th percentiles)) |
2 (2-3) |
2 (1-3.5) |
2 (2-3) |
2 (2-3) |
2 (1-3) |
2 (2-3.3) |
Environmental factors |
Environmental factors |
Environmental factors |
Environmental factors |
Environmental factors |
Environmental factors |
Environmental factors |
Ambient PM2.5 concentration (micrograms per cubic meter of air) (median
(25th-75th percentiles)) |
10.4
(6.5-17.5) |
7.4 (4.4-12.63) |
7.6 (4.7-11.7) |
9.5 (6.4-13.8) |
8.6
(5.5-13.9) |
9.9 (6.9-14) |
Pollen (grains per cubic meter of air) (median (25th-75th percentiles)) |
7 (1-28) |
14.5 (2-60.7) |
7 (1-22) |
4 (1-25.7) |
7 (1-30.5) |
1
(1-8.5) |
Abbreviations: PM2.5 = fine particulate matter; SAA =
severe acute asthma
Footnotes:
† Peak 2021 was the time period from August to November 2021
‡ As per physician diagnosis.
§ There were two types of viral test kit used; a simple one (Influenza
A and B, SARS-CoV-2 and RSV) and a complete one (consisting of twelve
respiratory viruses)
|
Abbreviations: PM2.5 = fine particulate matter; SAA =
severe acute asthma
Footnotes:
† Peak 2021 was the time period from August to November 2021
‡ As per physician diagnosis.
§ There were two types of viral test kit used; a simple one (Influenza
A and B, SARS-CoV-2 and RSV) and a complete one (consisting of twelve
respiratory viruses)
|
Abbreviations: PM2.5 = fine particulate matter; SAA =
severe acute asthma
Footnotes:
† Peak 2021 was the time period from August to November 2021
‡ As per physician diagnosis.
§ There were two types of viral test kit used; a simple one (Influenza
A and B, SARS-CoV-2 and RSV) and a complete one (consisting of twelve
respiratory viruses)
|
Abbreviations: PM2.5 = fine particulate matter; SAA =
severe acute asthma
Footnotes:
† Peak 2021 was the time period from August to November 2021
‡ As per physician diagnosis.
§ There were two types of viral test kit used; a simple one (Influenza
A and B, SARS-CoV-2 and RSV) and a complete one (consisting of twelve
respiratory viruses)
|
Abbreviations: PM2.5 = fine particulate matter; SAA =
severe acute asthma
Footnotes:
† Peak 2021 was the time period from August to November 2021
‡ As per physician diagnosis.
§ There were two types of viral test kit used; a simple one (Influenza
A and B, SARS-CoV-2 and RSV) and a complete one (consisting of twelve
respiratory viruses)
|
Abbreviations: PM2.5 = fine particulate matter; SAA =
severe acute asthma
Footnotes:
† Peak 2021 was the time period from August to November 2021
‡ As per physician diagnosis.
§ There were two types of viral test kit used; a simple one (Influenza
A and B, SARS-CoV-2 and RSV) and a complete one (consisting of twelve
respiratory viruses)
|
Abbreviations: PM2.5 = fine particulate matter; SAA =
severe acute asthma
Footnotes:
† Peak 2021 was the time period from August to November 2021
‡ As per physician diagnosis.
§ There were two types of viral test kit used; a simple one (Influenza
A and B, SARS-CoV-2 and RSV) and a complete one (consisting of twelve
respiratory viruses)
|