Open AccessPotassium disturbance associated with an inpatient childhood asthma pathway
Author(s) -
Jonathan Hung,
Timothy W. Kraft,
Brent Seefried,
David W. Johnson,
Michelle Bailey,
Deonne DerschMills
Publication year - 2019
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/pxz131
Subject(s) - hypokalemia , medicine , salbutamol , asthma , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , retrospective cohort study , logistic regression , emergency medicine , physics , optics
Paediatric asthma exacerbations in Alberta are treated via standardized order sets known as the Alberta Acute Childhood Asthma Pathway (ACAP). This pathway is utilized in paediatric tertiary hospitals and in remote and rural locations. Incidence, magnitude, and risk factors for hypokalemia in inpatients receiving salbutamol for asthma exacerbations via this pathway are presently unknown.