Variation in Systemic Corticosteroid Prescribing for Asthma Exacerbations at Children’s Hospitals
Dexamethasone use during asthma hospitalizations increased during the study period, without differences in hospitalization outcomes between hospitals that used a higher proportion of dexamethasone vs those that used less.
Authors
- Megan E. Collins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6493-0077)
- Henry T. Puls (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5436-7965)
- Adrienne G. DePorre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2156-9119)
- Kathryn E. Kyler
- Smit Shah
- Bridgette L. Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8189-5704)
- Jessica L. Bettenhausen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9705-7446)
- Jessica L. Markham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1616-7721)
- Siân Best
- Matt Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7778-5887)
- Jonathan D. Ermer
- Shelby Chesbro
- Nicholas A. Clark
- Elisha McCoy
- Leah N. Jones
- Laura M. Plencner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6801-5506)
- Maria Newmaster
Institutions
- Children's Mercy Hospital (US)
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center (US)
- Children's Hospital Association (US)
- University of Missouri–Kansas City (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hospital Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-12-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2024-008228
- Primary Topic
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality