About 10% of American children have asthma, and its prevalence, morbidity, and mortality
have been increasing. Asthma is an inflammatory disease with edema, bronchial …

Objective. To review the use of systemic corticosteroids to treat recurrent, acute asthma
episodes in children, with a focus on the role of oral corticosteroids. Methods. A …

Abstract Background Enterovirus 68 (EV-D68) causes acute respiratory tract illness in
epidemic cycles, most recently in Fall 2014, but clinical characteristics of severe disease are …

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

Rationale: Risk factors for severe asthma exacerbations in children requiring admission to
the intensive care unit (ICU) may occur in variety of medical, environmental, economic, and …

Objective. Acute asphyxial asthma (AAA) is well described in adult patients and is
characterized by a sudden onset that may rapidly progress to a near-arrest state. Despite the …

Objective: To compare the efficacy of theophylline, terbutaline, or theophylline combined
with terbutaline treatment in critically ill children with status asthmaticus who are already …

Objective: To identify predictors of long duration of bronchodilator therapy in children with
acute asthma. Study design: An emergency department prospective cohort study of 278 …

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 …

Hospital admissions for childhood asthma have increased during the past few decades. The
aim of this study was to describe the need for mechanical ventilation for severe asthma …