Dawson K P, Hickling K G, Mogridge N
Department of Paediatrics, Christchurch Hospital.
N Z Med J. 1988 May 11;101(845):236-8.
Our experience of assisted ventilation in severe childhood asthma over a three year period is reviewed. One per cent of children with an acute attack of asthma required ventilatory support during this time. There were no deaths and no long term sequelae resulting from assisted ventilation. The number of children requiring this type of management however, provides further evidence to support the thesis that asthma is not only common but severe in New Zealand.
我们回顾了三年来在儿童重症哮喘中进行辅助通气的经验。在此期间，1%的哮喘急性发作儿童需要通气支持。辅助通气未导致死亡和长期后遗症。然而，需要这种治疗方式的儿童数量进一步证明了哮喘在新西兰不仅常见而且严重这一论点。
