Dr Sebastian YuenDr Gopal Krishana Singh

BTS started paediatric asthma audit in 1998 Information collected

Walsall Manor data

This Year (2010)

Last Year (2009)

Children 2160 1543

Hospitals 96 57

This Year (2010)

Last Year (2009)

Children 19 15

Walsall National

Not very different

68.42% 62.78%

31.58% 37.22%

66.67%

33.33%

61.70%

38.17%

0.13%

Walsall National

Majority of patients under 5 yrs old

Walsall National

Majority of patients stayed less than 24hrs

Walsall National

Not much difference

Walsall National

Our patients (2010) – increase in HR for 5-9 yrs old age group

Walsall National

Not much difference

Walsall National

Improvement in initial treatment (2010) – less steroids & O2

Walsall National

Reduction in our nebuliser use (2010)

Walsall National

Not much change

Walsall National

Reduced use of ABx, reduced CXR requests

Walsall National

Not done well this year (2010)

Walsall National

Have improved this year (2010)

Asthma/Wheeze Performa – introduced by Dr Darwood Has worked well Needs to be used in all patients

Discharge check list needs to be used Incorporated in Performa Consider use sticker if admitted to ward

Educate the new doctors about the above Involve A&E and others (outside hospital) in care

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