Table 4 Prevalence of respiratory symptoms and drug-related adverse events one week after discharge in children randomized to aerosolized racemic epinephrine or salbutamol during their hospital stay for bronchiolitis.
Clinical event as reported by parent or guardian | Percentage of children with symptom at one week post-discharge phone call (absolute numbers)* | P value for comparison of proportions | |
|---|---|---|---|
Racemic epinephrine | Salbutamol | ||
Breathing difficulty | 20.00 (6/30) | 19.4 (6/31) | 1.00 |
Wheezing | 56.7 (17/30) | 67.7 (21/31) | 0.43 |
Chest retractions | 13.3 (4/30) | 25.8 (8/31) | 0.33 |
Feeding pattern: | |||
Normal feeding | 50 (15/30) | 54.8 (17/31) | 0.80 |
Less than normal | 50 (15/30) | 41.9 (13/31) | 0.61 |
Unable to feed | 0 (0/31) | 3.2 (1/31) | 1.00 |
Vomiting | 20 (6/30) | 35.5 (11/31) | 0.25 |
Tremors | 0 (0/31) | 0 (0/31) | N/A |
Pallor | 13.3 (4/30) | 6.5 (2/31) | 0 |
Has had a visit to a physician | 23.3 (7/30) | 19.4 (6/31) | 0.42 |
Has visited an emergency department or been hospitalized | 3.3 (1/30) | 3.2 (1/31) | 1.00 |