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Trends In Hospital-Based Management Of Acute Asthma From A Teaching Hospital In South Asia., S F. Hussain, M D. Omar, H. Ari, S .R. Sameeruddin, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Javaid Khan
Trends In Hospital-Based Management Of Acute Asthma From A Teaching Hospital In South Asia., S F. Hussain, M D. Omar, H. Ari, S .R. Sameeruddin, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Javaid Khan
Department of Medicine
The aim of this study is to evaluate the hospital-based management of acute asthma in south Asia and to compare practices over a 10-year period. Adult patients (n = 102) admitted at a teaching hospital with acute asthma were studied. Documentation of precipitating factors, family history and physical signs were inadequate in more than half of patients. Pulse oximetry was documented in 95 (93%) patients, but peak flow monitoring was performed only in 50 (49%) patients. Ten-year trend showed deterioration in history and physical examination skills, under use of peak flow readings, and poor pre-discharge instructions. Some aspects of improved …