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Prof. Sergio Augusto Cabral
Chairman Medical School, Estacio de Sa University, Rio de Janeiro -
Brazil
Presentation of a Current review on
the diagnosis and treatment of severe asthma based on current references and personal
experience
Methods
Review of
the most recent and relevant papers on the diagnosis and management of severe acute asthma attacks
Status Asthmaticus is an important
cause of morbidity and mortality in children leading frequently to hospitalizations
and PICU admission.
There are several risk factor that
can suggest more aggressive approaches to avoid progression of the disease.
Diagnostic as well as treatment
protocols are available and validated in the literature providing relevant
information to health care providers.
Pediatricians, working in emergency
wards as well as intensivists must have an updated an prompt medical approach
to children in asthma attacks in order to reduce the morbimortality rates
related with this highly prevalent disease.