Analysis of the diagnosis and treatment of 159 cases of cough variant asthma in children

Objective To analyze clinical effect of different drugs in treatment of cough variant asthma in children.Methods All of 159 cases of cough variant asthma were treated in the department of paediatrics in our hospital from January 2009 to July 2012,then we divided into three groups and compared the clinical efficacy of treatment in three groups.Results Effective rate of the children treated by terbutaline,aminophylline,combined treatment of terbutaline and aminophylline were 77.36%,75.47% and 94.34%,respectively.There was statistically significant difference.Effective rate of the children treated by terbutaline and aminophylline was higher than others by chi-square divided(χ2=12.914,P 0.01;χ2=9.972,P 0.01).Conclusion Clinical effect of the children combined treated by terbutaline and aminophylline is superior to terbutaline or aminophylline alone.