Status asthmaticus. From the emergency department to the intensive care unit

• Published in: Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 271 - 292
• Main Authors: Kenyon, N, Albertson, T E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Springer Nature B.V 01.06.2001
• Subjects: Adrenergic beta-Agonists - therapeutic use; Adult; Blood Gas Analysis; Bronchodilator Agents - therapeutic use; Cholinergic Antagonists - therapeutic use; Emergency Medical Services; Forced Expiratory Volume - physiology; Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Intubation; Mortality; Oxygen - therapeutic use; Peak Expiratory Flow Rate - physiology; Radiography; Respiration, Artificial; Status Asthmaticus - diagnostic imaging; Status Asthmaticus - physiopathology; Status Asthmaticus - therapy; Theophylline - therapeutic use; United States - epidemiology

SA patients represent the most critical and challenging of all asthmatics. SA is a medical emergency that requires timely evaluation and initiation of therapy by pre-hospital and ED staff. Morbidity and mortality of patients who progress to respiratory failure requiring intubation and ventilator sup...