LANDMARK REVIEWS IN ASTHMA

Pathogenesis & Pathology

1. Lugogo et al. Life-Threatening Asthma: Pathophysiology and Management. Respir Care 2008;53(6):726 –735.

2. Wener et al. Severe refractory asthma: an update. Eur Respir Rev 2013;22(129):227-235.

Management

1. Hartley et al. Severe asthma: novel advances in the pathogenesis and therapy. Pol Arch Med Wewn 2014;124(5):247-254.

2. Hodder et al. Management of acute asthma in adults in the emergency department: nonventilatory management. CMAJ 2010;182(2):E55–E67.

3. Holley et al.  Management of acute severe and near-fatal asthma. Emergency Medicine Australasia. 2009;21: 259–268.

4. Peter J et al. Severe asthma: Advances in current management and future therapy. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2012;129:48-59.

5. Reuben et al. Heliox for asthma in the emergency department: a review of the literature. Emerg Med J. 2004 Mar;21(2):131-5.

6. Thomson et al. Emerging therapies for severe asthma. BMC Medicine 2011, 9:102.

Mechanical ventilation

1. Sydow et al. Ventilating the patient with severe asthma: nonconventional therapy. Minerva Anestesiol. 2003 May;69(5):333-7.

2. Stather et al. Clinical review: Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma. Critical Care 2005, 9:581-587.

COPD/ASTHMA overlapping syndrome

1. Jeffrey M. Review Article: The Asthma–COPD Overlap Syndrome. N   Engl J Med 2015;373:1241-9.

Compiled by-

Dr Sananta K Dash & Biswabikash Mohanty