Severe childhood asthma is a serious, life-threatening disease that presents a challenge for
patients, families, and caregivers. Despite evolving medical and pharmacologic therapies …

Pediatric asthma prevalence, morbidity, and severity are increasing. Direct costs associated
with providing emergency department and inpatient care account for more than 40% of …

Asthma is the most common medical emergency in children. It is associated with significant
morbidity and mortality rates and poses a tremendous societal burden worldwide …

Acute severe asthma is one of the most common medical emergency situations in childhood,
and physicians caring for acutely ill children are regularly faced with this condition. In this …

Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood, with asthma exacerbations and
wheezing resulting in more than 2 million emergency department visits per year. Symptoms …

OBJECTIVES An increasing prevalence of pediatric asthma has led to increasing burdens of
critical illness in children with severe acute asthma exacerbations, often leading to …

Asthma is an inflammatory disease with easily recognized clinical signs and symptoms. The
challenges in management of patients with asthma however are the recognition of the …

For the physician providing acute care for children, knowledge of optimal management of
pediatric asthma is essential. Asthma is one of the most common diseases of childhood, with …

Asthma is the most common chronic illness in childhood, affecting approximately 10% of all
children.(1, 2) Asthma exacerbations (“attacks”) frequently prompt hospitalization, with …

Acute asthma is the most common medical emergency in children. Despite the widespread
distribution of national guidelines∩ treatment is variable and often suboptimal. Audit has …