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 …

Acute severe asthma: Differences in therapies and outcomes a... : Critical Care Medicine
Acute severe asthma: Differences in therapies and outcomes among pediatric intensive …

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 a common and potentially life threatening childhood condition. Asthma involves
not only chronic airway remodeling, but may also include frequent exacerbations resulting …

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 …

Asthma is a chronic airway inflammatory disease that is associated with variable expiratory
flow, variable respiratory symptoms, and exacerbations which sometimes require …

The management of children with severe acute asthma who required admission to the
intensive care (ICU) of this hospital during 1982 to 1988 was reviewed retrospectively. A …

Abstract Background The French Emergency Medicine Society, the French Intensive Care
Society and the Pediatric Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine French-Speaking Group …

Background In acute severe asthma, treatment must be initiated early to reverse the
pathophysiology that may render airways less responsive to bronchodilation. The addition of …

Asthma exacerbation is a common reason for children to present to the emergency
department. If primary therapies fail to halt the progression of an asthma flare, status …