Browse Guides  internal medicine  pulmonology

Asthma exacerbation

Prevalence
Clinical features
Differential Diagnosis
Investigations
Therapy
Prevention
Prognosis
Clinical features

Ask about any life-threatening asthma attacks (e.g. respiratory attacks or intubations). b  

Why?

  • Previous life-threatening attacks increase the risk of dying b

Life-threatening asthma attacks increase the risk of death from asthma

Outcome Risk Factor PEER OR
(95% CI)		 NNH
(95% CI)
death following asthma attack b ≥1 life-threatening asthma attacks
independent 		0.0057% infinity
(4.9 to infinity)		 infinity
(4500 to infinity)

 

Expiry date: November 2003
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Authors   B   Wong , CM   Ball
Reviewer   B R   O'Driscoll
CAT Writers   B   Wong , CM   Ball