scholarly journals AUDIT OF HIGH RISKS ASTHMA PATIENTS AT RISK OF FATAL‐NEAR FATAL ASTHMA EXACERBATION WHO DEFAULT CLINIC VISITS

Respirology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (S2) ◽  
pp. 196-196
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Asthma Exacerbation ◽  
Asthma Patients ◽  
Fatal Asthma ◽  
Patients At Risk ◽  
Near Fatal Asthma ◽  
Clinic Visits

scholarly journals Proceedings of a Workshop on Near Fatal Asthma

1995 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Mark FitzGerald ◽  
Peter T Macklem
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Beta Agonist ◽  
Ambulatory Care Setting ◽  
Asthma Morbidity ◽  
Beta Agonists ◽  
Asthma Patients ◽  
Fatal Asthma ◽  
Patients At Risk ◽  
Near Fatal Asthma

Concern has been expressed about rising asthma morbidity and mortality, although the latter appears to have declined recently. A reasonable surrogate for fatal asthma is an episode of near fatal asthma (NFA). The etiology of episodes of NFA appears to be multifactorial. Features that would characterize asthma patients at risk of NFA have been difficult to define but have included psychosocial barriers. environmental exposures, inadequate or inappropriate physician and/or patient responses to deteriorating asthma and, in particular, overreliance on symptomatic bronchodilator therapy. The association between fatal asthma and NFA with beta-agonist use has been controversial, with it being argued that high use of beta-agonists reflects severity of asthma as opposed to being causal. Studies in the laboratory and ambulatory care setting suggest that regular compared with as-required use of beta-agonists is associated with worsening in asthma control. Although a reduced perception of dyspnea has been identified in some asthma patients, it is not universally present in those with NFA. Retrospective data suggest that hyperinflation of the thorax, as judged by total lung capacity, may be a useful marker for subjects at risk of NFA. Future studies should better characterize these risk factors and develop management strategies (both therapeutic and educational) that might reduce the risk of subjects experiencing episodes of NFA and, by extension, reducing the continued unacceptable mortality associated with asthma.

Identifying An At-Risk Population of Children With Recurrent Near-Fatal Asthma Exacerbations

2010 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 460-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher L. Carroll ◽  
Burcin Uygungil ◽  
Aaron R. Zucker ◽  
Craig M. Schramm
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Risk Population ◽  
Asthma Exacerbations ◽  
Fatal Asthma ◽  
Near Fatal Asthma

Prescription of oral corticosteroids in near-fatal asthma patients: Relationship with panic-fear, anxiety and depression

2005 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 459-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
ESTHER ROMERO-FRAIS ◽  
MARIA ISABEL VAZQUEZ ◽  
EVA SANDEZ ◽  
MARINA BLANCO-APARICIO ◽  
ISABEL OTERO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Asthma Patients ◽  
Oral Corticosteroids ◽  
Fatal Asthma ◽  
Near Fatal Asthma

Depression, Panic-Fear, and Quality of Life in Near-Fatal Asthma Patients

2005 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Sández ◽  
María I. Vázquez ◽  
Esther Romero-Frais ◽  
Marina Blanco-Aparicio ◽  
Isabel Otero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Asthma Patients ◽  
Fatal Asthma ◽  
Near Fatal Asthma
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