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Oral prednisolone reduced exacerbation of symptoms in children with virally induced lower airway disease

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 Q In children 6–35 months of age with virally induced lower airway disease (VILAD), is oral prednisolone (OP) more effective than placebo for reducing exacerbation of symptoms, hospital length of stay, and duration of symptoms?

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randomised placebo controlled trial.

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concealed.*

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blinded (participants and healthcare providers).*

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14 days.

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a university hospital in Tampere, Finland.

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248 children 6–35 years of age who presented to a paediatric emergency department with VILAD (acute tachypnoea, wheezing, or use of accessory respiratory muscles). Exclusion critera included asthma, inspiratory stridor, epiglottitis, foreign body aspiration, and chronic pulmonary diseases. 230 …

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  • * See glossary.

  • For correspondence: Dr P Csonka, Tampere University Hospital, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland. peter.csonkauta.fi

  • Sources of funding: 7 funding agencies.

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