Objective: The goal of this report is to review available modalities for assessing and
managing acute asthma exacerbations in pediatric patients, including some that are not …

OBJETIVO: Revisar os vários desafios existentes na ventilação mecânica de pacientes
pediátricos com doenças de resistência elevada das vias aéreas, complacência pulmonar …

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the clinical course, therapies, and outcomes of children with
fatal and near-fatal asthma admitted to pediatric intensive care units (PICUs). STUDY …

La ventilación mecánica constituye una herramienta fundamental en el manejo de la falla
respiratoria grave, siendo su uso cada vez más frecuente en las unidades de cuidado …

BACKGROUND: Acute asthma exacerbations remain a common cause of hospitalisation
and healthcare utilisation in South African children. AIM: To update the South African …

Objectives: To determine risk factors associated with admission to a PICU with or without
endotracheal intubation for an asthma exacerbation. We hypothesized that children with …

We describe a case of prolonged severe hypercapnia with respiratory acidosis occurring
during an episode of near‐fatal asthma in an 8‐year‐old boy, followed by complete …

Objective: Current national estimates of and outcomes of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
(MV) in status asthmaticus (SA) are unclear. The objective of this study is to estimate the …

Background Severe pediatric asthma, if not immediately and aggressively treated, may
progress to acute respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation in the pediatric …

Asthma is the most common chronic illness and is one of the most common medical
emergencies in children. Progressive refractory near‐fatal asthma requiring intubation and …