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BACKGROUND
Corticosteroids are used to treat a variety of medical conditions including acute asthma and croup where they are often given in short-courses. Epidemiological studies in Saudi Arabia show an increasing prevalence of respiratory diseases such as asthma in the past three decades.1 This
Short-course oral corticosteroids are routinely used to treat acute asthma and croup. We evaluated their tolerability and palatability in Saudi Arabian (SA) and UK children.
Prospective observational/interview study (3 months in each country). Palatability was evaluated using a 5-point facial
Recovery and outcome parameters of children undergoing surgery as outpatient are reported. There are minor differences between different drugs in terms of outcome, speed of recovery and recovery adverse events. There is a trend in increasing adverse events (most of all emergence delirium) during