Asthma
Reports summarize asthma research from G.J. Rodrigo and co-authors
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, January 21st, 2008
"In acute asthma (AA), overweight/obesity (body mass index [BMI] >= 25 kg/m(2)) have been related to poorer outcomes and higher risk of complications. We designed a prospective cohort study to determine if overweight/obese adults with severe episodes of AA require longer duration of emergency department (ED) treatment and have higher hospitalization rates compared with underweight/normal asthmatics (BMI < 25 kg/m(2))," scientists in Uruguay report.
"All patients received inhaled albuterol (maximum 6 h). Patients were discharged or admitted according to standard accepted criteria. The weight and height of each patient were measured during the ED stay. Four hundred...
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