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
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- end stage renal disease
- lung function
- hiv positive
- ejection fraction
- public health
- newly diagnosed
- hiv infected
- liver failure
- antiretroviral therapy
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- allergic rhinitis
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- cardiovascular disease
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- coronary artery disease
- cross sectional
- cystic fibrosis
- hiv testing
- men who have sex with men
- skeletal muscle
- glycemic control
- insulin resistance
- weight loss
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation