title: [Artificial respiration of patients with status asthmaticus--clinical course, complications and follow-up].
abstract: In a retrospective analysis the clinical data of 33 patients ventilated for asthma bronchiale, were compared. Hypercapnia was the most frequent indication for ventilation. Average duration of ventilation was 7.7 days. The incidence of complications was high, infections and neurological disturbances being particularly frequent. Mortality was 18%.
authors.affiliation: Pneumologische Klinik im Zentralkrankenhaus Gauting der LVA Obb.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Karg
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy*; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013224:Status Asthmaticus / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: Beatmung von Patienten im Status asthmaticus--klinischer Verlauf, Komplikationen und Spätergebnisse.