Intensive Care Unit Management of Status Asthmaticus
Marshall P, Possick J, Chupp G. Intensive Care Unit Management of Status Asthmaticus. Clinical Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 16: 293-301. DOI: 10.1097/cpm.0b013e3181bdff38.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsSevere asthma exacerbationsNear-fatal asthmaStatus asthmaticusMechanical ventilationAsthma exacerbationsExtrinsic positive end-expiratory pressureIntensive care unit managementPositive end-expiratory pressureEmergency department visitsNoninvasive mechanical ventilationSubset of patientsEnd-expiratory pressureTypical risk factorsHigh-risk populationRisk of barotraumaUse of sedativesSevere exacerbationsICU admissionSevere asthmaPermissive hypercapniaSystemic therapyDepartment visitsHospital admissionExpiratory pressureRisk stratification