BACKGROUND: Asthma remains a major public health concern because of its high prevalence and the costs it generates. Near- @entity565 (NFA) episodes represent the most severe forms of the disease after @entity565 with significant variations in their incidence between different populations. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the episodes of NFA over a period of 11 years in the hospital. METHODS: The authors retrospectively reviewed all admissions due to @entity565 exacerbation in our hospital between 2000 and 2010 for @entity1 over 18 years of age. RESULTS: The study included 400 NFA episodes of 285 @entity1 (74% @entity1 ; mean age 66 years). Of these @entity1 , 228 (80%) had a single episode of NFA and 57 had more than 1 episode during the study period. The authors observed no clear upward or downward trend during the study period. Readmitted @entity1 had more comorbidities, poorer lung function, more severe forms of @entity565 and more admissions in the year before the index admission. There was a mortality rate of 3.1%. More than 20% of @entity1 were not given controller treatment and more than 40% of @entity1 were not treated with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS). CONCLUSIONS: NFA episodes are still prevalent in the population of @entity1 with @entity565 . Reasons for this could be related to improper management in the stable phase, as suggested by the low rate of @entity1 treated with ICS. It also seems necessary to optimize @entity1 management during hospitalization because stays appear prolonged in comparison with studies in other countries.

Characteristics and prognosis of near- XXXX exacerbations.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity565 :: ('MESH:D001249', 'Disease') :: ['fatal asthma', 'asthma']
@entity565 :: (MESH:D001249,Disease) :: ['fatal asthma']
