Clinical Evaluation of Severe Asthma Attacks Requiring Tracheal Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation

Clinical Evaluation of Severe Asthma Attacks Requiring Tracheal Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation

Background: Although the number of patients requiring hospitalization due to asthma attacks has decreased over the years, there are many who still require hospitalization for tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation following a severe asthma attack. Therefore, we evaluated the characteristics...

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Main Authors: Kiyoshi Sekiya, Keishi Sugino, Takako Hojyo, Fumiaki Ishida, Go Sano, Kazunori Isobe, Kazuhiro Kimura, Masami Taniguchi, Kazuo Akiyama, Sakae Homma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Allergology International
Subjects:
bronchial asthma
mechanical ventilation
SABA
smoking
tracheal intubation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015307085

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