TY - JOUR T1 - Severe asthma in children JF - Saudi Medical Journal JO - Saudi Med J SP - 329 LP - 340 DO - 10.15537/smj.2022.4.43.20210756 VL - 43 IS - 4 AU - Adel S. Alharbi AU - Abdullah A. Yousef AU - Saleh A. Alharbi AU - Talal M. Almaghamsi AU - Mansour M. Al Qwaiee AU - Faisal M. Al-Somali AU - Turki S. Alahmadi AU - Sami A. Alhaider AU - Wadha H. Alotaibi AU - Mona A. Albalawi AU - Faisal N. Alotaibi AU - Ahmed S. Alenizi AU - Muslim M. Alsaadi AU - Yazan S. Said Y1 - 2022/04/01 UR - http://smj.org.sa/content/43/4/329.abstract N2 - In Saudi Arabia, the prevalence of pediatric asthma ranges between 8% and 25%. However, there are no sufficient data regarding severe asthma in childhood in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, a task force has been formed by the Saudi Pediatric Pulmonology Association which is a subsidiary group of the Saudi Thoracic Society and consists of Saudi experts with well-respected academic and clinical backgrounds in the fields of pediatric asthma as well as other respiratory diseases to write a consensus on definitions, phenotypes, and pathophysiology, evaluation, and management. To achieve this, the subject was divided into various sections, each of which was assigned to at least 2 experts. Without a central literature review, the authors searched the literature using their own strategies. To reach an agreement, the entire panel reviewed and voted on proposed findings and recommendations. ER -