Open AccessInterobserver variability of croup scoring in clinical practice
Author(s) -
AKJ Chan,
Joanne M. Langley,
JC LeBlanc
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1918-1485
pISSN - 1205-7088
DOI - 10.1093/pch/6.6.347
Subject(s) - croup , stridor , medicine , emergency department , pediatrics , wheeze , respiratory distress , airway obstruction , asthma , airway , anesthesia , psychiatry
Viral laryngotracheobronchitis croup is the most common cause of acute upper airway obstruction in young children. Clinical assessment of children with croup is often performed using 'croup scores'; however, these scores have not been validated outside of the research setting.
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