Clinical management practices of life-threatening asthma: An audit of practices in intensive care

• Published in: Critical care and resuscitation Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 53 - 62
• Main Authors: Secombe, Paul, Stewart, Penny, Singh, Sunil, Campbell, Lewis, Stephens, Dianne, Tran, Khoa, White, Hayden, Sheehy, Robert, Gibson, Justine, Cooke, Robyn, Townsend, Shane, Apte, Yogesh, Winearls, James, Ferry, Olivia R, Pradhan, Rahul, Ziegenfuss, Marc, Fong, Kwun M, Yang, Ian A, McGinnity, Paul, Meyer, Jason, Walsham, James, Boots, Rob, Clement, Pierre, Bandeshe, Hiran, Gracie, Christopher, Jarret, Paul, Collins, Stephenie, Coulston, Caitlin, Ng, Melisa, Howells, Valerie, Chatterjee, Indranil, Visser, Adam, Smith, Judy, Trout, Melita
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia 01.03.2019
• Subjects: Antibiotics; Asthma; Care; Clinical psychology; Health aspects; Patients; Practice; Smoking; Therapeutic use; Treatment

Objective: Lack of management guidelines for lifethreatening asthma (LTA) risks practice variation. This study aims to elucidate management practices of LTA in the intensive care unit (ICU). Design: A retrospective cohort study. Setting: Thirteen participating ICUs in Australia between July 2010 and...