Outcomes of young children hospitalized with acute wheezing.

Background: Wheezing in preschool children is a common symptom.

Objective: The study aimed to determine an incidence of recurrent wheezing among young children who had been hospitalized with acute wheezing after 12 months. Factors associated with recurrent wheezing were explored.

Economic Burden of Hospitalization with Acute Wheezing in Preschool Children: A Multi-Center Study.

Background: Wheezing is an important health problem in Thailand especially among preschool age.

Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate costs of wheezing for hospitalization in preschool children under patient, provider, and societal perspectives.

Material And Method: Two hundred and thirty-four participants who were admitted with acute wheezing at 4 hospitals including Thammasat University Hospital, Saraburi Hospital, Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital during July 2014 to June 2015 were included in the present study.