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Assessment and management of viral croup in children
Author(s) -
Wright Marie,
Bush Andrew
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1490
Subject(s) - croup , medicine , respiratory illness , limiting , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , hospital admission , acute illness , respiratory system , psychiatry , mechanical engineering , engineering
Croup is an acute respiratory illness that commonly affects preschool children. Although severe episodes requiring hospital admission occur in around 5 per cent of cases, the majority of children have a mild, self‐limiting illness, which can be safely managed at home. This article discusses the approach to clinical assessment and evidence‐based management of childhood croup in both hospital and primary care settings.