Open AccessAcute Asthma in Adults: Controversies and Best Practice
Author(s) -
Maren Schuhmann,
Fraser Brims,
Anoop Chauhan
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
acute medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1747-4892
pISSN - 1747-4884
DOI - 10.52964/amja.0224
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , asthma management , family medicine , best practice , intensive care medicine , management , economics
Asthma in the emergency care setting is common and may be life-threatening. Last year the British Thoracic Society updated their guidelines for the management of asthma, however some treatments remain controversial and there is variation in adherence to these and other national and international guidelines.