Determine if differences in (1) pediatric intensive care unit length of stay, (2) continuous
nebulized albuterol duration, and (3) a composite outcome of advanced asthma therapy
incidence including use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV), terbutaline, inhaled helium and
mechanical ventilation between cohorts of children admitted with status asthmaticus to the
PICU treated with either IV dexamethasone (DM) or methylprednisolone (MP).