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A structured discharge package given by a nurse reduced hospital readmission in children with asthma

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Design

Randomised (concealed), unblinded, controlled trial with 6 months follow up.

Setting

A children's hospital in Leicester, UK.

Patients

160 children who were 2-16 years of age (median age 6 y, 61% boys) and were admitted to hospital with acute asthma. Follow up was 100% for readmission and emergency visits after discharge and 97% for consultation with GPs.

Intervention

Children were allocated to receive structured discharge packages (n=80) or usual discharge practices (n=80) at the …

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Footnotes

  • Source of funding: Glaxo Wellcome.

  • For correspondence: Professor M Silverman, Department of Child Health, University of Leicester, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE2 7LX, UK. Fax +44(0)116 252 3282.

  • A modified version of this abstract appears in Evidence-Based Medicine.