A Randomized Trial of Single-Dose Oral Dexamethasone Versus Multidose Prednisolone for Acute Exacerbations of Asthma in Children Who Attend the Emergency Department
by John J. Cronin, MB, AFRCSI, Siobhan McCoy, RGN, RCN, Una Kennedy, FRCEM, Sinéad Nic an Fhailí, PhD, MICR, Abel Wakai, MD, FRCEM, John Hayden, BPharm, Gloria Crispino, PhD, CStat, Michael J. Barrett, MB, MRCPI, Sean Walsh, FRCEM, Ronan O’Sullivan, FPAEDS, MBA, October, 2015 In acute exacerbations of asthma in children, corticosteroids reduce relapses, subsequent hospital admission, and the need for ß2-agonist bronchodilators.