Table 2: Association of abnormal chest X-ray findings with management of asthma.
|
|
Abnormal CXR, n (%) |
Normal CXR, n (%) |
p-value 1 |
|
Supplemental oxygen therapy |
42 (47.7%) |
46 (52.3%) |
0.036 |
|
BiPAP |
20 (45.5%) |
24 (54.5%) |
0.367 |
|
Continuous albuterol treatment |
29 (48.3%) |
31 (51.7%) |
0.097 |
|
Magnesium sulphate |
61 (43.0%) |
81 (57.0%) |
0.121 |
|
Terbutaline |
7 (28.0%) |
18 (72.0%) |
0.205 |
|
Epinephrine |
1 (9.1%) |
10 (90.9%) |
0.033 |
|
Antibiotics |
52 (59.1%) |
36 (40.9%) |
0.0001 |
|
Length of hospital stay in days, Mean |
2.8 |
2.2 |
0.02 |
ap-value of < 0.05 is considered significant.