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Crisis in asthma care.

G R Bloomberg1, R C Strunk

  • 1Division of Allergy and Pulmonary Medicine, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Missouri.

Pediatric Clinics of North America
|December 1, 1992
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Asthma care faces a crisis with rising hospitalizations and deaths. This review explores trends, potential causes like chronic airway obstruction, and the primary care physician's role in asthma management.

Area of Science:

  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Public Health
  • Clinical Medicine

Background:

  • Rising hospitalizations and deaths signal a crisis in asthma care.
  • Asthma prevalence, morbidity, and mortality trends require urgent examination.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the crisis in asthma care.
  • To review current asthma trends and identify contributing factors.
  • To discuss the primary care physician's role in asthma management.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current epidemiological data on asthma.
  • Analysis of trends in asthma prevalence, morbidity, hospitalization, and mortality.
  • Examination of potential causes for observed changes in asthma outcomes.

Main Results:

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  • Asthma may lead to irreversible chronic airway obstruction.
  • Significant increases in asthma-related hospitalizations and deaths are reported.
  • The role of primary care in managing asthma is a key consideration.

Conclusions:

  • The current state of asthma care necessitates a re-evaluation of management strategies.
  • Understanding the drivers of increased asthma severity is crucial.
  • Primary care physicians play a vital role in mitigating asthma-related crises.