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Review
. 2007 May;62(5):447-58.
doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.045203.

Asthma exacerbations. 5: assessment and management of severe asthma in adults in hospital

Sarah Aldington  1 , Richard Beasley
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Review

Asthma exacerbations. 5: assessment and management of severe asthma in adults in hospital

Sarah Aldington et al. Thorax. 2007 May.

Abstract

It is difficult to understand why there is such a huge discrepancy between the management of severe asthma recommended by evidence-based guidelines and that observed in clinical practice. The recommendations are relatively straightforward and have been widely promoted both in guidelines and reviews. Specialist physicians need to be more proactive in their implementation of such guidelines through the use of locally derived protocols and assessment sheets, reinforced by audit. The common occurrence of severe asthma and its considerable burden to the community would support such an approach.

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Competing interests: None.

Comment in

  • Asthma exacerbations.
    Woodcock A. Woodcock A. Thorax. 2008 Jan;63(1):88; author reply 88. Thorax. 2008. PMID: 18156580 No abstract available.

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