Article
Near fatal asthma: treatment and prevention.
European annals of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Jul 2016
D'Amato G, Vitale C, Lanza M, Sanduzzi A, Molino A, Mormile M, Vatrella A, Bilò M B, Antonicelli L, Bresciani M, Micheletto C, Vaghi A, D'Amato M
Abstract excerpt
Near-fatal asthma (NFA) is described as acute asthma associated with a respiratory arrest or arterial carbon dioxide tension greater than 50 mmHg, with or without altered consciousness, requiring mechanical ventilation. Risk factors for near fatal asthma have not been fully elucidated. In 80-85% of all fatal events, a phenotype, characterized by eosinophilic inflammation associated with gradual deterioration...
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