Most deaths from acute asthma occur outside hospital, but the at-risk patient may be
recognised on the basis of prior ICU admission and asthma medication history. Patients who …

Refractory Asthma, Part 1: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Pharmacologic Interventions -
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Although the majority of children with asthma have their disease controlled with standard
therapies, an estimated 5-10% of asthmatic children have severe disease remaining either …

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways. The immunohistopathologic
features of asthma are those of inflammation, and include neutrophils, eosinophils, mast cell …

While asthma is extremely common, fatal and near fatal asthma is rare and often
preventable if there is early recognition of symptom progression and appropriate …

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

Status asthmaticus is a major cause of acute illness in children and one of the top
indications for admission to a pediatric intensive care unit (ICU). 1–5 Mortality is rare after a …

BACKGROUND: In our institution's pediatric emergency department, adherence to evidence-
based asthma guidelines was noted to be suboptimal for patients with asthma …

Purpose of review Asthma continues to be a major chronic disease in children, and acute
asthma exacerbations are common. Although the basic therapy of asthma exacerbations …

Introduction Asthma is a common reason for presentation to the Emergency Department and
is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. While patients may have a relatively …