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Article: Inhaled steroids reduce admissions. (news).
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- Nursing Standard
- Article date:
- October 9, 2002
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REGULAR USE of inhaled steroids can reduce hospital admissions among asthma patients by nearly a third, researchers say.
A major study of more than 30,000 asthma patients between 1975 and 1991 found that the use of inhaled steroids cut overall hospital admission rates by 31 per cent and re-admission rates by 39 per cent. The study, published in the journal Thorax, analyses the patient records of a health insurance scheme provided for all residents in a province in Canada.
The authors estimate that for every 1,000 asthma patients, consistent use of inhalers could prevent five admissions and 27 re-admissions a year.
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