Oxygen treatment for acute severe asthma

[...]whether oxygen should be available for home visits requires careful consideration, including a risk-benefit analysis. [...]administration of oxygen is clearly beneficial in children and young adults with asthma; however, patients over 45 with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ 2001-07, Vol.323 (7304), p.98-100
Hauptverfasser:	Inwald, David, Roland, Mark, Kuitert, Lieske, McKenzie, Sheila A, Petros, Andy
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Acute Disease Adult Adults Age Factors Agonists Air Asthma Asthma - mortality Asthma - therapy Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Children Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma Drug dosages Education And Debate Effects Humans Hypoxemia Hypoxia Infant Literature reviews Medical procedures Medical sciences Nebulizers Oxygen Oxygen Inhalation Therapy Patients Pneumology Practice Guidelines as Topic Primary care Respiratory therapy Smooth muscle Studies Tissue oxygenation Treatment Ventilation
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Zusammenfassung:	[...]whether oxygen should be available for home visits requires careful consideration, including a risk-benefit analysis. [...]administration of oxygen is clearly beneficial in children and young adults with asthma; however, patients over 45 with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease should receive salbutamol nebulised with air to avoid carbon dioxide narcosis.
ISSN:	0959-8138 0959-8146 0959-535X 1468-5833 1756-1833
DOI:	10.1136/bmj.323.7304.98