Bandele E O
Department of Medicine, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria.
Afr J Med Med Sci. 1996 Dec;25(4):389-92.
A retrospective study was made of forty-nine patients certified as dying from asthma in order to identify potentially avoidable factors. Forty-nine per cent of the deaths were due to delay in seeking medical help by patients or relations. Other factors identified as contributing to the asthma deaths included inadequate objective assessment of airway function, as well as inadequate administration of corticosteroids. Education of patients and general practitioners, as well as speedy referral to specialized units will help reduce the gap between diagnostic and therapeutic knowledge and its application in a developing country like Nigeria.
对49名被证实死于哮喘的患者进行了一项回顾性研究，以确定可能避免的因素。49%的死亡是由于患者或亲属寻求医疗帮助的延迟。其他被确定为导致哮喘死亡的因素包括对气道功能的客观评估不足，以及皮质类固醇的使用不足。对患者和全科医生进行教育，以及迅速转诊到专科医院，将有助于缩小尼日利亚这样的发展中国家在诊断和治疗知识及其应用之间的差距。
