OBJECTIVE: To develop a set of comprehensive, standardized evidence-based guidelines
for the assessment and treatment of acute asthma in adults in the emergency setting …

Asthma is an important health care problem; over 12 million people in the United States
suffer from asthma, the majority of whom are young patients. Presentations of acute asthma …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate various aspects of the management of adult patients who present
to the emergency department with acute exacerbations of asthma and who are discharged …

Treating asthma in the emergency department (ED) always involves the potentially difficult
decision as to whether to discharge the patient, to continue treatment, or to admit to the …

Study objective This study aimed to establish whether the outpatient management of
patients presenting with an asthma exacerbation to the emergency department (ED) was in …

The prevalence of asthma has been increasing worldwide despite aggressive efforts to treat
and prevent it [1]. Asthma affects approximately 4% to 5% of people in developed nations [2 …

Purpose The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) published
guidelines for asthma management in 1991. The purpose of this study is to assess the …

The study objective was to asssess Canadian emergency physicians for their management
preferences and their compliance with recently developed guidelines for treatment of acute …

This article summarizes the recommendations regarding the management of asthma
exacerbations presented in the Expert Panel Report 3 (EPR3)(1). The evidence supporting …

Effective and efficient treatment of acute asthma in the emergency department requires
prompt recognition of the signs and symptoms that indicate a potentially fatal asthma attack …