Blood eosinophil count correlates with severity of respiratory failure in life-threatening asthma and predicts risk of subsequent exacerbations.

Anthony C A YiiTunn-Ren TaySer Hon PuahHui-Fang LimAndrew LiPriscilla LauRaeann TanLay-Ping NeoKian Fan ChungMariko S Koh

Published in: Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2019)

In this study of life-threatening asthma, we found that a spot blood eosinophil count correlates with severity of respiratory failure and predicts risk of subsequent exacerbations.

Keyphrases

respiratory failure
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
lung function
mechanical ventilation
cystic fibrosis
acute respiratory distress syndrome
peripheral blood
allergic rhinitis
intensive care unit