Review of wheezing in children in maternity and children teaching hospital in Al-Diwaniyah-Iraq

Abstract EN

This is a review including the wheezing diseases in children, who hare attended the Outpatient Department and Emergency Department in the Maternity and Children Teaching hospital in Al-Diwaniyah, from 1 / 1 / 2006 to 31 / 12 / 2006.

Our study shows that the total number of patients.

Attending the Outpatient Department tare more than the number of patients.

in the Emergency Department and this is possibly due to the fact that a large number of them are mild cases and not required admission to the.

emergency department.

Our study shows an increasing percentage of wheezing in children in winter seasons particularly January, February, due to increase incidence of acute respiratory diseases in these months.

There are two peaks of number of patients.

Who are admitted to the Emergency Department for different age groups, first peak on January, and the second peak on October and this is due to increase incidence of acute respiratory disease.