Recurrent wheezing in children: a tertiary care hospital data

Abstract

Introduction: Repetitive wheezing in children today is an important problem. It isimportant to identify preventable risk factors in children with recurrentwheezing complaints. Asking for risk factors and making suggestions can preventboth recurrent admission and persistent bronchial damage. The present research was conducted to evaluate therisk factors of recurrent wheezing in children. Methods: Thiscross-sectional study was performed with 50 children with recurrent wheezing.Previous medical history and sociodemographic features of children weresearched.Results: The60%(n=30) of participants were male , %40 (n=20) were female. The mean age andbirth weight of children were calculated 49.1 ± 48 months and 3227.2 ± 680.6 grrespectively. Children with recurrent wheezing had significantly diverse ratiosin terms of the type of delivery (p=0,007),breast feding (p lt;0.001),vaccinations (p lt;0.001),atopic dermatitis (p lt;0.001),child care (p=0.003),natal and postnatal maternal smoking (p lt;0.001, p=0.007), asthma history of the parents and siblings(p lt;0.001), rural-urbansettlement (p=0.021), andmoisture and warming shape of family house (p=0.002).Conclusion: Recurrentwheezing is an important health problem in childhood. Sociodemographic, environmental preventiveapproaches must be considered in the treatment modalities of patients.

Keywords

• çocuk
• çocuk acil
• atopik dermatit
• astım
• üçüncü basamak
• tekrarlayan hışıltı
• child
• pediatric emergency
• atopic dermatitis
• asthma
• tertiary care centers
• recurrent wheezing