Chew Huck-Chin, Eng Philip
Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Republic of Singapore.
Eur J Emerg Med. 2007 Feb;14(1):32-4. doi: 10.1097/01.mej.0000224433.43999.ce.
Bronchial asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in Singapore and the prevalence is increasing. Despite this, the worldwide mortality rate from asthma has been noted to be low at an average of 2.0 per 100,000 people in developed countries such as the United States. Risk factors for fatal asthma attacks that have been described include excessive use of short acting beta-agonists, errors in clinical judgement, poor compliance, psychosocial disorders, use of three or more groups of asthma medication and indicators of asthma severity.
We aim to study the incidence of asthma deaths occurring in the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital in Singapore.
Of the total number of patients at the Department of Emergency Medicine in Singapore General Hospital from January 1999 to June 2005, eight fatalities were attributed to exacerbation of bronchial asthma. The characteristics of these patients are described.
A low incidence of asthma-related deaths is found in Singapore.
支气管哮喘是新加坡最常见的慢性病之一，其患病率正在上升。尽管如此，据指出，在诸如美国等发达国家，哮喘的全球死亡率较低，平均每10万人中有2.0人。已描述的致命哮喘发作的风险因素包括短效β-激动剂使用过度、临床判断失误、依从性差、心理社会障碍、使用三组或更多组哮喘药物以及哮喘严重程度指标。
我们旨在研究新加坡一家三级护理医院急诊科发生的哮喘死亡发生率。
在1999年1月至2005年6月新加坡总医院急诊科的患者总数中，有8例死亡归因于支气管哮喘加重。描述了这些患者的特征。
在新加坡发现哮喘相关死亡的发生率较低。
