LONG-TERM PROGNOSIS OF NEAR FATAL ASTHMA. A 6-YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY OF 145 ASTHMATIC PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT MECHANICAL VENTILATION FOR A NEAR-FATAL ATTACK OF ASTHMA

摘要

Smoking is associated with higher mortality in asthma and close and continuous surveillance is important for patients who have experienced a near-fatal asthma attack.