Leatherman J
Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis.
Clin Chest Med. 1994 Sep;15(3):453-79.
This article focuses on various issues related to acute, life-threatening episodes of asthma. The areas discussed include epidemiology, clinical assessment, pharmacologic treatment with bronchodilators and anti-inflammatory agents, endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, adjunctive and nonconventional therapy used in the management of the mechanically ventilated asthmatic, and the prognosis of patients who require mechanical ventilation, including both short-term morbidity and long-term outlook.
本文聚焦于与哮喘急性危及生命发作相关的各种问题。所讨论的领域包括流行病学、临床评估、使用支气管扩张剂和抗炎药物的药物治疗、气管插管、机械通气、用于机械通气哮喘患者管理的辅助和非常规治疗，以及需要机械通气患者的预后，包括短期发病率和长期前景。
