Current management of acute severe asthma
- PMID: 1678293
Current management of acute severe asthma
Abstract
Most attacks of acute severe asthma represent a failure of asthma management. The factors underlying each attack should be identified and determined attempts made to improve the assessment of asthma severity and self-management by the patient so that future attacks can be aborted or prevented.
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