Monitoring and Management of Childhood Asthma in Asian Countries A Questionnaire Study

Table 4 Treatment of Acute Attacks

	India	Australia	Sri Lanka	Taiwan	China	Indonesia	Singapore	Philippines
Salbutamol*	68.2	41.2	85.7	51.5	29	54.9	60.7	66.4
Systemic corticosteroids**	52.4	50.3	51.0	68.3	50	30.7	41.0	27.3
Inhaled corticosteroids^‡	48.7	49.4	26.5	39.6	82	47.9	60.1	54.6
Use of corticosteroids in admitted patients^§	98.7	87.5	100	100	99	94.9	84.4	100
Length of prescription of corticosteroids^\|\|	53.6	73.2	93.9	56.4	79	77.8	63.7	68.5
Antibiotics^¶	40.2	47.4	32.7	80.2	35	50.7	52.1	50.3
High-dose inhaled corticosteroids^#	6.09	4.3	0	1	3	0	3	8.4

*Percentage of physicians who stated nebulized salbutamol given every 20 minutes as first choice for treatment of an acute asthma attack.
**Percentage of physicians who frequently or always administered systemic corticosteroids in an outpatient setting (emergency department/polyclinic) in the treatment of acute asthma.
^‡Percentage of physicians who frequently or always administered inhaled corticosteroids in an outpatient setting (emergency department/polyclinic) in the treatment of acute asthma.
^§Percentage of physicians who use corticosteroids in admitted patients.
^||Percentage of physicians who give 3 to 5 days of corticosteroids at the same dosage throughout that period for acute asthma.
^¶Percentage of physicians who give antibiotics for cases of acute asthma.
^#Percentage of physicians who use high-dose inhaled corticosteroids for acute asthma.

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