[Sudden unexpected death and near death among children with asthma].
During four winter months 1989-90, two children died suddenly from asthma, and one suffered a life threatening attack. A 20 months old boy with moderately severe asthma, just recovered from an adenovirus infection, was symptom free at a routine consultation less than 12 hours before death. He died suddenly after a spell of coughing. A six year old girl with severe but well controlled asthma received unknown quantities of inhaled nebulized salbutamol during a three day exacerbation. She died at home due to respiratory arrest. A 16 year old boy who attended the clinic sporadically had a severe uncontrolled attack of asthma. He inhaled at least 400 doses of salbutamol via a metered dose inhaler during the two days prior to a sudden respiratory arrest. He was successfully resuscitated. This paper addresses possible mechanisms underlying different types of severe attacks of asthma.
Lødrup
K C
KC
Allergologisk poliklinikk, Barneavdelingen Familie- og Barnklinikken, Ullevål sykehus, Oslo.
Svindland
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A
Refvem
O K
OK
Carlsen
K H
KH
D000293:Adolescent; D000420:Albuterol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality*; D002648:Child; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology
D000420:Albuterol
Plutselig uvented død og nesten død hos barn med astma.