Risk factors, management and outcomes of patients admitted with near fatal asthma to a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh

Rationale: Near-fatal asthma (NFA) has not been well studied in Saudi Arabia. We evaluated NFA risk factors in asthmatics admitted to a tertiary-care hospital and described NFA management and outcomes. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study of NFA patients admitted to an ICU in Riya...

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Main Authors: Hasan M Al-Dorzi, Haifa A Al-Shammary, Salha Y Al-Shareef, Hani M Tamim, Khaled Shammout, Abdulaziz Al Dawood, Yaseen M Arabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2014;volume=9;issue=1;spage=33;epage=38;aulast=Al-Dorzi