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 HoogPublished 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.