The pulmonary physician in critical care . 12: Acute severe asthma in the intensive care unit.
Most deaths from acute asthma occur outside hospital, but the at-risk patient may be recognised on the basis of prior ICU admission and asthma medication history. Patients who fail to improve significantly in the emergency department should be admitted to an HDU or ICU for observation, monitoring, a...
Main Authors: | Phipps, P, Garrard, C |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2003
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