Acute severe asthma and its predictors of mortality in rural Southwestern Nigeria: a-five year retrospective observational study.
Azeez Oyemomi IbrahimShuaib Kayode AremuBabatunde Adeola AfolabiGbadebo Oladimeji AjaniFasanmi Tolulope KolawoleOlufunmilayoAdenike OguntoyePublished in: Chronic respiratory disease (2023)
The mortality rate was 4.8% and its predictors were older age patients, tobacco smoking, multiple co-morbidities, diabetes mellitus, HIV, SP02 <90%, delay presentation, and Short-acting-B2-agonists over use, The study showed that there is high prevalence of asthma mortality in rural Southwestern Nigeria. The findings may be used to plan for asthma preventions and control programs in rural settings, and may also provide an impetus for prospective research on these outcomes.
Keyphrases
- south africa
- cardiovascular events
- end stage renal disease
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- lung function
- hiv positive
- chronic kidney disease
- risk factors
- newly diagnosed
- hiv infected
- public health
- human immunodeficiency virus
- physical activity
- coronary artery disease
- liver failure
- cross sectional
- allergic rhinitis
- type diabetes
- peritoneal dialysis
- cardiovascular disease
- hiv aids
- cystic fibrosis
- case report
- patient reported outcomes
- skeletal muscle
- hepatitis b virus
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- aortic dissection