Slide 1Pediatric Asthma and Bronchiolitis (RSV) • UCLA RRMC
Pediatric ED Nurses • November 16, 2021 • Los Angeles, CA
• Sande Okelo, MD, PhD, • Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine
• UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital •
[email protected] •
www.uclahealth.org/pedspulmonology
Case • 14-month-old girl with severe asthma and h/o 2
previous
admissions to the PICU for respiratory failure (mechanically
ventilated once)
• Presented with 1-2 days of progressive cough, increased work of
breathing and failing q4 Albuterol nebs at home, including 3
back-to-back treatments
Treatment Course • Triaged in the ED at 7:30 am
• 1 dose of levalbuterol and ipratropium at 8:30
• No further interventions until transfer to Pediatrics at
12:55.
• heart rate increased 180's by the time she made it to Peds
floor
• No labs or imaging were performed until 3pm
• No continuous albuterol started on floor “because only can be
done in the PICU”
• A peripheral iv was ordered at 2:30, but wasn't inserted until
4:30
• “because the patient is being transferred to PICU”
• PICU nurses place iv on Peds floor
• With a NS bolus, her heart rate declined to the 170's.
• Transferred to PICU at 5pm • Continuous Albuterol overnight
• HD#2 • Started on Nasal IMV but worsening tachypnea •
Intubated
• Parents report: • Multiple occasions in ED and on ward of
under-treatment of sx’s • Multiple instances of provider and
nursing under-recognition of sx’s • Lack of confidence in acute
asthma care at UCLA
• Could respiratory failure and intubation have been avoided with
better treatment in ED and peds floor?
• “Better treatment” = standardized assessment and treatment
protocol
• Pediatric Asthma Score (RT and/or RN) • Inhaler Assessment (RT) •
Asthma Questionnaire (RT) • Orderset (ED, Admit) • MD Notes (admit,
progress) • Asthma Action Plan (MD)
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• Bronchiolits - an acute usually viral infection of the small
airways, generally affecting small infants and those with chronic
cardiac or pulmonary disease. Respiratory symptoms result from
airways obstruction secondary to inflammation
“To sum up, oxygen is vitally important in bronchiolitis and
there is little convincing evidence that any other
therapy is consistently or even occasionally useful”
Reynolds and Cook, 1963
ETIOLOGY
• 1957 RSV first identified in LRT of infants by Chanock and
Finberg
• Subsequently has been found in a majority of infants with
bronchiolitis
• Other common viruses -parainfluenza, adeno, entero,
influenza
EPIDEMIOLOGY
• RSV epidemics in N. America occur between Oct and June – Last 5
months – Alternate between short (7-12 mos.) and long
(13-16 mos.) intervals between peaks • Uncommon in infants < 1
month • Peak incidence 2 months in large urban
populations • Male=Female
• Lowest attack rate adults (17%) • Highest attack previously
uninfected day-
care infants (98%) • Almost all children in a high-pop. urban
setting will acquire by age 2 yrs.
Average Age-Specific Rates of Hospitalization for RSV Infection
Among Children <24 Months of Age
(2000 – 2005)
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• Infant may be irritable, feed poorly and vomit
PHYSICAL EXAM
• RR 50-60 bpm • Tachycardic • Fever up to 41 C • Mild
conjunctivitis or
otitis in some • Pharyngitis in 50%
• Retractions • Prolonged expiratory
resp distress • Cyanosis is rare
RADIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS
• May be normal
Treatment-Supportive • Supplemental oxygen • Positive pressure
ventilation if apnea • IV fluids • Time
• Trial of asthma therapy – to rule-out asthma – more than 1
episode of bronchiolitis
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ASTHMA IN THE U.S. • 25 million affected
• 7 million children • 1 million in CA
• 200K in LA County • 63K in LAUSD
• 60% miss school (#1 cause) • $0.5 - $1 billion • $80 per missed
school day per child (LAUSDE)
• $3+ million/year
• 400, 000 hospitalizations • 200,000 peds
• $20+ billion/year • $5 billion peds
ED & Hospitalized Asthma Patients at High Risk
• 40% of hospitalized patients will relapse to ED/hospital <1
year
• 17% of ED patients will relapse in 2 months
• 10 – 30% follow-up with primary care
• <50% use asthma controller medications
• <35% have an asthma treatment plan
Cydulka RK Ann Amerg Med 2005 (46):316-22; Smith SR Pediatrics
2002:110(2): 323-30 Stingone JA, Claudio L. Ann Allergy Asthma
Immunol. 2006; 97(2): 244-50. Andrews AL J Pediatr. 2012; 160(2):
325-30.
To establish a diagnosis of asthma, determine that: • Asthma
symptoms occur more than once
• Cough • Wheeze • Chest pain/tightness • Shortness of breath
(exertional) • Decreased stamina
• Asthma symptoms improve with asthma medicines • Adequate dose,
duration and technique
• Alternative diagnoses are excluded • Habit cough; chronic
sinusitis; GERD
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Anti-cholinergic β2 agonist: multiple doses most effective in mod –
severe + exacerbations: admits
Rodrigo G J , and Castro-Rodriguez J A Thorax 2005;60:740-746
Early Steroid Administration Reduces Admit Rates
26 SK Bhogal Annals of Emergency Medicine, Volume 60, Issue 1,
2012, 84 - 91.e3
Pediatric Asthma Score
Expiratory Wheezing Mental Status
Normal
Respiratory Rate
<1 yr: < 50 1 – 5 yr: < 40 6 – 14 yr: <30 >14 yr:
<25 29
Score 0 1 2
Normal Selectively diminished
Accessory Muscle Use
Breathlessness None Mild – moderate
Vocalization Speech/ Cry Normal
Orthopnea Tolerates being supine
Respiratory Rate
<1 yr: < 50 1 – 5 yr: < 40 6 – 14 yr: <30 >14 yr:
<25
<1 yr: > 50 1 – 5 yr: > 40 6 – 14 yr: >30 >14 yr:
>25 30
Score 0 1 2
SpO2 >95% on RA 91 – 95% Requires O2 Inspiratory Breath
Sounds
Normal Selectively diminished
Globally decreased/ absent
Accessory Muscle Use
Expiratory Wheezing
Mental Status Normal Depressed/ Agitated Very lethargic; almost no
movement; very slow to respond
Breathlessness None Mild – moderate Severe SOB
Vocalization Speech/ Cry Normal
Absent: short phrases, grunting or unable to po
Orthopnea Tolerates being supine
Respiratory Rate
<1 yr: < 50 1 – 5 yr: < 40 6 – 14 yr: <30 >14 yr:
<25
<1 yr: > 50 1 – 5 yr: > 40 6 – 14 yr: >30 >14 yr:
>25
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Mild: 0 – 2 Moderate: 3 – 7 Severe: 8 – 12 PICU Consult: 4+
How can PAS be used to improve and guide acute pediatric asthma
care?
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ED Treatment based on PAS Score • Determine Disposition (after 1hr
of therapy and 1h obs)
• PAS >1 • Admit to inpatient • Start continuous albuterol while
awaiting admission
• PAS >3 • Consult PICU for potential admission • Start
continuous albuterol while awaiting evaluation and admission
• PAS = 0 or =1 (for expiratory wheeze or slightly diminished
breath sounds)
• Discharge Home • Inhaler assessment • Asthma Action Plan
(standardized)
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•Continuous Albuterol (0.5mg/kg/hr
• Max: 15mg/hour • pt to be admitted to PICU/ Step-down unit with
PAS >3
• <30kg • Albuterol 2.5mg Q3h • Additional options:
•Albuterol 5mg Q3h • PAS <3; patient not in PICU
•Continuous Albuterol (0.5mg/kg/hr
• Max: 15mg/hour • pt to be admitted to PICU/ Step-down unit with
PAS >3
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When should an asthma specialist become involved with asthma
patients?
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• Moderate or severe persistent asthma
• >= 2 ED visits for asthma within 12 month period
• Hospitalization for asthma
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• Undiagnosed • chronic cough, chest pain, exertional dyspnea,
decreased stamina, recurrent pneumonia
• Chronic • Mild – Severe • Poorly controlled/difficult-to-control
asthma • Exercise-induced (athletes) • Exacerbations requiring
acute care
• urgent care, emergency department [ED], hospitalization
• Short-term follow-up from recent exacerbations that required
acute care management (ED, hospital)
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SMART (Single Maintenance and Rescue Therapy)
• Maintenance = 1 – 2 puffs qD – BID
+ • Rescue = 1 – 2 puffs BID – TID
• Total Puffs/Day: varies by age: • 4 – 11 years old: 8 puffs/day
total (maintenance + rescue) • 12+ years old: 12 puffs/day total
(maintenance + rescue)
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Limitations of SMART Strategy • Insurance formularies may not cover
ICS-formoterol
preparations
• Patient will likely need to always have 2 inhalers • 120
actuations/inhaler • 4 puffs/day 30 days of use • 8 puffs/day 15
days of use • 12 puffs/day 10 days of use • Mail order?
• May need to pursue “traditional” treatment • ICS-salmeterol + as
needed albuterol/xopenex
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(ICS)? Asthma Type
Yes Viral-induced asthma (“recurrent wheezing”)
Budesonide 1mg neb BID + QID Albuterol Fluticasone 750mcg BID + QID
Albuterol
x7 – 10 days ↓growth w/ fluticasone
5 – 11 Years
12+ Years
Yes Mild persistent asthma
QVAR 40 q4 hours 2 – 6 puff + Albuterol 2 – 4 puff QVAR 80 q4 hours
1 – 3 puff + Albuterol 2 – 4 puff
SMART?
4 – 11 Years
Dulera/Symbicort 2puffs QID 1-2puff qD – BID if intermittent
sx’s
12+ Years
1-2puff qD – BID if intermittent sx’s45
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Health care in the U.S. is consistently worse for ethnic/ racial
minorities
Racial bias (e.g., stereotypes) are a source of racial disparities
in health care
Is empathy possible w/o relatability?
Background:
Why Cultural Competency? • Nearly half of the children in
California are
Hispanic and/or have a foreign-born parent.
• Currently one of three of families speak a language other than
English
• It is projected that by 2020, 76% of our children will be from
ethnic or racial “minority” groups
• One out of every 8 children in the United States lives in
California
Background: Why Cultural Competency?
Cross, T., Bazron, B., Dennis, K., & Isaacs, M. (1989). Towards
a culturally competent system of care, volume I. Washington, D.C.:
Georgetown University Child Development Center, CASSP Technical
Assistance Center.
Better Asthma Care if Cultural Competency Present
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Average Age-Specific Rates of Hospitalization for RSV Infection
Among Children <24 Months of Age(2000 – 2005)
Rates of RSV Hospitalizations by Age (per 1,000 persons)
CLINICAL PRESENTATION
PHYSICAL EXAM
RADIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS
To establish a diagnosis of asthma, determine that:
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Pediatric Asthma Score
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How can PAS be used to improve and guide acute pediatric asthma
care?
ED Treatment based on PAS Score
Albuterol Dosing Guidelines
When should an asthma specialist become involved with asthma
patients?
Guideline Reasons for Asthma Specialist Referral
Types of Asthma Specialist Patients
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Discussion/Questions