Risk factors for intensive care admission in children with severe acute asthma in the Netherlands: a prospective multicentre study.

Shelley A BoeschotenAnnemie L BoehmerPeter J MerkusJoost van RosmalenJohan C de JongstePieter L A FraaijRichard MolenkampSabien G HeisterkampJob B van WoenselBerber KapiteinEric G HaarmanRoelie M Wösten-van AsperenMartin C KneyberJoris LemsonStan HartmanDick A van WaardenburgHeleen E Bunker-WiersmaCarole N BrouwerBart E van EwijkAnneke M LandstraMariel VerwaalAnja A Vaessen-VerberneSanne HammerCorinne M BuysseMatthijs de Hoog

Published in: ERJ open research (2020)

Children with SAA admitted to a PICU were comparable to those admitted to a general ward with respect to ICS treatment prior to admission. Preventable risk factors for PICU admission were >7 days of symptoms without adjustment of therapy and exposure to tobacco smoke. Physicians who treat children with asthma must be aware of these risk factors.

Keyphrases

young adults
emergency department
risk factors
lung function
primary care
allergic rhinitis
depressive symptoms
cystic fibrosis
smoking cessation