Non‐invasive ventilation use in status asthmaticus: 16 years of experience in a tertiary intensive care

• Published in: Emergency medicine Australasia Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 187 - 192
• Main Authors: Bond, Kirsten RL, Horsley, Carl AE, Williams, Anthony B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 01.04.2018
• Subjects: mechanical ventilation; non‐invasive ventilation; severe asthma; mechanical ventilation; severe asthma; non-invasive ventilation

Objective To describe the use of non‐invasive ventilation (NIV) in adults presenting with status asthmaticus to Middlemore Hospital Critical Care Complex (CCC, South Auckland, New Zealand) from 2000 to 2015. Method Retrospective review of all adult asthma admissions to the Hospital CCC between 2000...