RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Severe asthma in children
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 329
OP 340
DO 10.15537/smj.2022.4.43.20210756
VO 43
IS 4
A1 Adel S. Alharbi
A1 Abdullah A. Yousef
A1 Saleh A. Alharbi
A1 Talal M. Almaghamsi
A1 Mansour M. Al Qwaiee
A1 Faisal M. Al-Somali
A1 Turki S. Alahmadi
A1 Sami A. Alhaider
A1 Wadha H. Alotaibi
A1 Mona A. Albalawi
A1 Faisal N. Alotaibi
A1 Ahmed S. Alenizi
A1 Muslim M. Alsaadi
A1 Yazan S. Said
YR 2022
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/43/4/329.abstract
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.