Abstract
Asthma in France is a common disease which affects approximately 3 to 4 percent of the population and carries considerable morbidity. But, only in the past 50 years has fatal asthma been recognized. It represents a rare complication of asthma, but it assumes considerable importance because of the high prevalence of asthma. The socio-economic impact of death caused by asthma is important, because the mortality rate from asthma is high and has increased over the past 25 years in many developed countries despite new treatment regimes, and because many of these deaths occur in young and otherwise healthy people. Moreover, most deaths from asthma appear to be largely preventable. The aim of this chapter is to summarize current findings concerning fatal asthma, and our own recent experience in its prevention.
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Barriot, P., Riou, B., Duroux, P. (1988). Can Fatal Asthma Be Prevented?. In: Vincent, J.L. (eds) Update 1988. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83392-2_23
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