1.
Clin Pediatr (Phila)
; 15(8): 677-87, 1976 Aug.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-949885
RESUMO
Seven cases of death in patients with severe asthma are presented. The cause of death in asthmatic children is discussed under the following headings: mucus plugs, insufficient treatment, infection, aspiration, concomitant disease, oversedation, theophylline toxicity, overuse of metered dose pressurized aerosols, inadequate steroid therapy, and sudden cardiopulmonary arrest. The authors conclude that asthmatic deaths are preventable.