PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
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
TI  - Severe asthma in children
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2022.4.43.20210756
DP  - 2022 Apr 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 329--340
VI  - 43
IP  - 4
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/43/4/329.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/43/4/329.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2022 Apr 01; 43
AB  - 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.