Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, 2013 Management of status asthmaticus requires more than guidelines-guided therapy. Occasionally, uncommon therapeutic interventions and procedures may provide significant benefits. The role of bronchoscopy in fatal asthma is still not clearly defined.
Muhammad Faisal Khan +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Association between benzodiazepine use and exacerbations and mortality in patients with asthma: a matched case-control and survival analysis using the United Kingdom Clinical Practice Research Datalink [PDF]
, 2015 Purpose: To investigate the association between the GABAergic drugs, benzodiazepines or zopiclone, and the occurrence of asthma exacerbations and subsequent mortality in a cohort of asthma patients. Methods: 105,747 patients without asthma exacerbation
Myles, Puja R. +3 more
core +4 more sources
Pediatric asthma severity score is associated with critical care interventions [PDF]
, 2017 AIM: To determine if a standardized asthma severity scoring system (PASS) was associated with the time spent on continuous albuterol and length of stay in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
Krupp, Nadia +2 more
core +2 more sources
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Simulation Curriculum: Status Asthmaticus
MedEdPORTAL, 2014 Status asthmaticus continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Status asthmaticus is characterized by airway inflammation, excessive airway mucous production and/or plugging and bronchospasm, and leading to airflow obstruction ...
Jennifer Reid, Kimberly Stone
doaj +1 more source
Emergency presentation and management of acute severe asthma in children [PDF]
, 2009 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.
Knut Øymar, Thomas Halvorsen
core +1 more source
Influenza A triggered status asthmaticus requiring emergency ECMO
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2016 We describe a case of acute respiratory failure due to severe pneumonia triggered by the influenza A virus, rapidly evolving into a refractory status asthmaticus requiring emergent ECMO assistance, in order to facilitate the clinical management of ...
F. Guarracino +7 more
doaj +1 more source
Case report: emergency treatment of near-fatal acute asthma
Emergency Care Journal, 2010 Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting small airways, associated with hyperresponsiveness, reversible airflow-limitation and respiratory symptoms.
Dario Lo Cigno +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Differences and similarities in severe bronchiolitis and status asthmaticus
Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, 2023 Bronchiolitis and status asthmaticus are common diagnoses encountered in the pediatric intensive care unit setting with overlapping clinical manifestations that can create perplexity in treatment following hospital admission.
Alicia Williams, Archana Dhar
doaj +1 more source
Aminophylline Dosage In Asthma Exacerbations in Children: A Systematic Review [PDF]
, 2016 BackgroundAdequate asthma treatment of childhood exacerbations with IV aminophylline depends on appropriate dosage. Recommendations to aim for a target therapeutic range may be inappropriate as serum concentrations correlate poorly with clinical ...
Cooney, Lewis +2 more
core +2 more sources
Ventilatory Care in Status Asthmaticus
Canadian Respiratory Journal, 1998 Asthma continues to pose a significant medical problem in terms of both morbidity and mortality. A number of patients with a severe exacerbation of asthma fail medical therapy and require urgent intubation and mechanical ventilation.
Robert J Smyth
doaj +1 more source