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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1683-9803</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Pediatría (Asunción)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Pediatr. (Asunción)]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1683-9803</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Paraguaya de Pediatría]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1683-98032020000200088</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.31698/ped.47022020009</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Características del seguimiento de pacientes asmáticos que consultan por exacerbación en el Departamento de Emergencias de un hospital pediátrico]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Characteristics of the follow-up pattern of asthmatic patients who present with exacerbations in the Emergency Department of a pediatric hospital]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Centurión Duarte]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mariela]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Godoy Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Laura]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General Pediátrico Niños de Acosta Ñu  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Lorenzo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>47</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>88</fpage>
<lpage>93</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1683-98032020000200088&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1683-98032020000200088&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1683-98032020000200088&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  El Asma es una de las enfermedades crónicas más frecuentes en pediatría, caracterizada por episodios recurrentes de sibilancias, disnea, opresión torácica y tos. Tiene un protocolo de tratamiento intercrisis (preventivo) que permite disminuir y controlar síntomas, mantener actividad física y una función pulmonar normal, así como prevenir las exacerbaciones.  Objetivo:  Describir la frecuencia del seguimiento y de tratamiento profiláctico de pacientes asmáticos de 6 a 12 años de edad que consultan en el Departamento de Emergencias del Hospital General Pediátrico Niños de Acosta Ñu.  Materiales y Métodos:  estudio, observacional, descriptivo transversal, prospectivo. Fueron incluidos niños de 6 a 12 años de edad que consultaron en el Departamento de Emergencias de un Hospital Pediátrico con Diagnóstico de Asma. Se excluyeron pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar de base (EPOC, Fibrosis quística). Muestra probabilística de casos consecutivos. Variables: edad, sexo, procedencia, seguimiento del paciente asmático, causa de falta de seguimiento, Asma en la familia, clasificación de la Crisis de Asma, número de internaciones por Asma, tratamiento profiláctico. Los datos se analizaron en el sistema SPSS v21 utilizando estadística descriptiva. Se consideró un error alfa menor a 5%.  Resultados:  51.9 % eran de sexo femenino, la edad media fue de 8,3±2 años, casi la totalidad provenían de Gran Asunción, más de la mitad de los pacientes tuvieron crisis de asma leve, 48.9% con antecedentes familiares de Asma, 28.6% tenían seguimiento por especialistas y 25.6 % usaban algún tipo de medicación profiláctica. No se observó relación entre medicación profiláctica y número de internaciones.  Conclusión:  La cuarta parte de los pacientes tenía seguimiento y algún tipo de medicación profiláctica.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Asthma is one of the most frequent chronic diseases in pediatrics, characterized by recurrent episodes of wheezing, dyspnea, chest tightness and cough. It has an inter-crisis (preventive) treatment protocol that allows symptom reduction and control, thus maintaining physical activity levels and normal lung function, as well as preventing exacerbations.  Objective:  To describe the frequency of follow-up and prophylactic treatment of asthmatic patients from 6 to 12 years of age who presented to the Emergency Department of the Acosta Ñu General Children&#8217;sHospital.  Materials and Methods:  This was an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional and prospective study. Children from 6 to 12 years of age who presented to the Emergency Department of a Pediatric Hospital and were diagnosed with Asthma were included. Patients with underlying lung disease (COPD, Cystic Fibrosis) were excluded. We used probabilistic sampling of consecutive cases. Variables were age, sex, place of residence, follow-up of the asthmatic patient, reason for lack of follow-up, asthma in the family, classification of the asthmatic crisis, number of hospitalizations for asthma, and prophylactic treatment. The data was analyzed in the SPSS v21 system using descriptive statistics. An alpha error of less than 5% was considered.  Results:  51.9% were female, the mean age was 8.3 ± 2 years, almost all of the subjects came from the Greater Asunción area, more than half of the patients had mild asthma attacks, 48.9% had a family history of asthma, 28.6% were followed by specialists and 25.6% used some type of prophylactic medication. No relationship was observed between prophylactic medication and number of hospitalizations.  Conclusion:  A quarter of the patients had follow-up and some type of prophylactic medication.]]></p></abstract>
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