Romy Younan, Jean Loup Augy, Bertrand Hermann, Bertrand Guidet, Philippe Aegerter, Emmanuel Guerot, Ana Novara, Caroline Hauw-Berlemont, Amer Hamdan, Clotilde Bailleul, Francesca Santi, Jean-Luc Diehl, Nicolas Peron, Nadia Aissaoui
BACKGROUND: Despite advances in asthma treatments, severe asthma exacerbation (SAE) remains a life-threatening condition in adults, and there is a lack of data derived from adult patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) for SAE. The current study investigated changes in adult patient characteristics, management, and outcomes of SAE over a 20-year period in 40 ICUs in the greater Paris area. METHODS: In this retrospective observational study, admissions to 40 ICUs in the greater Paris area for SAE from January 1, 1997, to December 31, 2016 were analyzed...
April 2024: J Intensive Med