Systematic Reviews of Emergency Treatment for Asthma

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of emergency treatments for asthma.

Created January 2008

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Title:   Addition of intravenous aminophylline to beta2-agonists in adults with acute asthma
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   In an asthma attack, the airways (passages to the lungs) narrow from muscle spasms and swelling (inflammation), which can cause breathing problems, wheezing and coughing. Attacks can be fatal. The main drugs used to relieve a major asthma attack are bro...
Date:   Jun 2000
Title:   Inhaled magnesium sulfate in the treatment of acute asthma
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acute asthma is a common emergency department problem usually treated with systemic corticosteroids, inhaled beta-agonists and a variety of other agents (including inhaled corticosteroids, inhaled anticholinergics, intravenous magnesium, oxygen, etc). ...
Date:   Aug 2005
Title:   Magnesium sulfate for treating exacerbations of acute asthma in the emergency department
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   In an asthma attack, the airways (passages to the lungs) narrow from muscle spasms and swelling (inflammation). Bronchodilator drugs (reliever inhalers) can be used to relax the muscles and open the airways, and corticosteroid drugs to reduce the inflam...
Date:   Oct 1999
Title:   Inhaled steroids for acute asthma following emergency department discharge
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This review of trials found that there was insufficient evidence that inhaling corticosteroids as well as taking the drugs orally is better than oral use alone, after emergency department treatment for an asthma attack. There is also insufficient eviden...
Date:   Mar 2000
Title:   Early use of inhaled corticosteroids in the emergency department treatment of acute asthma
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   In an asthma attack, the airways (passages to the lungs) narrow from muscle spasm and swelling (inflammation). Corticosteroid drugs can be used to reduce the swelling. Corticosteroids can be inhaled, or taken by mouth (orally) or through a drip into the...
Date:   Sep 2005
Title:   Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for treatment of respiratory failure due to severe acute exacerbations of asthma
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) enhances breathing in acute respiratory conditions by resting fatigued breathing muscles. It has the advantage that it can be applied intermittently for short periods, which may be sufficient to reverse...
Date:   May 2005
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