Table 1

Wet nebuliser treatmentpMDI-S treatmentp Value
ED, emergency department; pMDI-S, pressurised metered dose inhalers with spacers
Admission rate31%20.6%p = 0.027
Total time in ED155 minutes165 minutesp>0.05
Total time in hospital2358 minutes3150 minutesp>0.05
Unscheduled return rate1.1%1.2%p = 0.12
Total number of children185165