Risk factors for near-fatal asthma
AF Gelb, A Schein, E Nussbaum, CM Shinar, Y Aelony… - Chest, 2004 - Elsevier
Background: There is a paucity of lung function data in patients, both before and after
episodes of near-fatal asthma (NFA), requiring transient endotracheal intubation and
mechanical ventilation. Methods: Lung function was initially measured in 43 asthmatic
patients (age range, 16 to 49 years), who were observed and treated in a tertiary referral
asthma clinic and were clinically stable at the time of study. Subsequently, clinical and
physiologic follow-up studies were obtained over> 5 years. The primary outcomes were to …
episodes of near-fatal asthma (NFA), requiring transient endotracheal intubation and
mechanical ventilation. Methods: Lung function was initially measured in 43 asthmatic
patients (age range, 16 to 49 years), who were observed and treated in a tertiary referral
asthma clinic and were clinically stable at the time of study. Subsequently, clinical and
physiologic follow-up studies were obtained over> 5 years. The primary outcomes were to …