Asthma in the intensive care unit: A review of patient characteristics and outcomes.
F ManyerukeG L CalligaroR RaineRichard Nellis van Zyl-SmitPublished in: African journal of thoracic and critical care medicine (2023)
Death from asthma should be avoidable, and admission to an ICU is not associated with high mortality. Patients are therefore likely to be dying at home or out of hospital. Better education and access to medication and early access to health services rather than improved in-hospital care would potentially alter SA's high asthma mortality.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- lung function
- end stage renal disease
- palliative care
- allergic rhinitis
- cardiovascular events
- adverse drug
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- emergency department
- quality improvement
- acute care
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- case report
- cardiovascular disease
- air pollution
- patient reported outcomes
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance
- chronic pain