2006
Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second Percentage Improves the Classification of Severity Among Children With Asthma
Fuhlbrigge AL, Weiss ST, Kuntz KM, Paltiel AD. Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second Percentage Improves the Classification of Severity Among Children With Asthma. Pediatrics 2006, 118: e347-e355. PMID: 16864642, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-2962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlbuterolAnti-Asthmatic AgentsAsthmaBronchial Provocation TestsBronchodilator AgentsBudesonideChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesDouble-Blind MethodEmergency Service, HospitalEthnicityFemaleFollow-Up StudiesForced Expiratory VolumeHospitalizationHumansMaleMethacholine ChlorideModels, TheoreticalMulticenter Studies as TopicNedocromilRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRiskSeverity of Illness IndexSpirometryTreatment OutcomeConceptsSerious asthma exacerbationsImportant clinical outcomesHealth care utilizationPrebronchodilator FEV1Asthma exacerbationsAsthma symptomsExpiratory volumeCare utilizationClinical outcomesSecond percentageAsthma health statusAsthma severity classificationAsthma-related eventsChildhood Asthma Management ProgramEpisode-free daysNational Asthma EducationAsthma-related hospitalizationsPrevention Program guidelinesMean symptom scoreAsthma Management ProgramFuture adverse eventsOutcomes of interestMultivariate regression analysisPopulation of childrenClassification of severity
2001
FEV1 is associated with risk of asthma attacks in a pediatric population
Fuhlbrigge A, Kitch B, Paltiel A, Kuntz K, Neumann P, Dockery D, Weiss S. FEV1 is associated with risk of asthma attacks in a pediatric population. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2001, 107: 61-67. PMID: 11149992, DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.111590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Asthma EducationAsthma attacksAsthma outcomesAsthma educationOdds ratioAdverse asthma outcomesPrevention Program recommendationsSubsequent asthma attacksSelf-report groupSurvey 1 yearRespiratory QuestionnairePulmonary functionRetrospective cohortAsthma severityIndependent predictorsLung functionPediatric populationLung healthProportion of individualsPrevention programsStandard questionnaireMultivariate modelAssessment of riskStrong associationLongitudinal study