THE APPLICATION OF AN ASTHMA SEVERITY INDEX IN PATIENTS WITH POTENTIALLY FATAL ASTHMA

被引：7

作者：

LOWENTHAL, M

PATTERSON, R

GREENBERGER, PA

GRAMMER, LC

机构：

[1] Division of Allergy-Immunology, Chicago, IL 60611

来源：

CHEST | 1993年 / 104卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.1378/chest.104.5.1329

中图分类号：

R4 [临床医学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100602 ;

摘要：

The asthma severity index (ASI) is proposed as a tool to monitor the course of patients with increased risk of asthma-related morbidity and mortality. The ASI is a weighted summary of the diagnostic features of potentially fatal asthma (PFA). Fifteen patients with PFA were evaluated with ASIs calculated for the intervals 1 year prior to and 1 year following management by our allergy-immunology service. In each patient, a reduction was noted in the ASI following management, which corresponded to a reduction in asthma events. The ASI will have utility in the evaluation of chronic asthma treatment and in patient education.

引用

页码：1329 / 1331

页数：3

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