Article
Risk factors for an intensive care unit admission in children with asthma.
Pediatric pulmonology - 1 Mar 2004
Belessis Yvonne, Dixon Susan, Thomsen Amanda, Duffy Barry, Rawlinson William, Henry Richard, Morton John
Abstract excerpt
An admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) with asthma is a marker of asthma severity and may be a precursor of asthma death. The aim of this study was to investigate risk factors for acute severe asthma needing an ICU admission. We hypothesized that children admitted to the ICU represent a sev...
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