Abdulkarim Ahmed M Alshammari
General practitioner, Emergency Department, Prince Abdulaziz Bin Musaad Hospital, Arar, Saudi Arabia
Publications
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Research Article
NEBULIZED CORTICOSTEROIDS FOR ACUTE ASTHMATIC ATTACKS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIALS
Author(s): Saleh Farhan M. Alanazi*, Abdulkarim Ahmed M Alshammari, Rayan Ahmed Alanazi, Turki Hani S Alhazmi, Saud Ghadeer M Alanazi, Kholoud Obeid H Al Bathaly, Ahmed Rahil S Alanazi and Fahad Wadi S Alanazi
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of nebulized corticosteroids in the management of acute asthmatic attacks. Methods: A thorough search across four databases identified 513 relevant publications. After removing duplicates using Rayyan QCRI and screening for relevance, the search yielded 226 publications, of which 37 fulltext articles were reviewed, and 5 met the eligibility criteria for evidence synthesis. Results: We included 5 studies with a total of 361 patients (176 in the case group and 185 in the control group) and less than half of them were females 163 (45.2%). Nebulized corticosteroids, more specifically budesonide, are one of the promising treatments in acute asthma exacerbation, especially in children, because of its equal efficacy compared to systemic steroids but with fewer adverse e.. Read More»