Risk factors for intubation of adult asthmatic XXXX .

@entity1 @entity565 @entity566 @entity134 @entity1729 @entity1030
Our object was to describe demographic data from a population of adult asthmatics admitted to a regional tertiary medical center to identify risk factors for intubation. We performed a retrospective cohort study of all @entity565 admissions (International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Code 493.9) excluding cases with @entity1030 . This included all @entity1 with @entity565 20 years and above admitted to the University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, from January 1, 1990 to June 30, 1993. A total of 375 @entity565 admissions were reviewed. There were 244 @entity1 (29 intubated) and 131 @entity1 (13 intubated) with a mean age of 40.7 (range 20-72) years. Of this group, 131 @entity1 were white, 140 black, 56 Hispanic, 42 Asian, and 6 American Indian. By National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Guidelines, there were 101 mild, 181 moderate, and 93 severe cases. Significant risk parameters identified for intubation were psychosocial problems [odds ratio (O.R.) 9.3; 95% confidence interval (C.I.) 6.8, 12.7], low socioeconomic group (O.R. 2.9; 95% C.I. 1.5, 5.8), little formal education (O.R. 5.4; 95% C.I. 2.8, 10.2), @entity566 (O.R. 11.7; 95% C.I. 5.7, 23.7), duration of @entity565 > or = 15 years (O.R. 2.6; 95% C.I. 1.3, 5.3), previous intubation (O.R. 14.0; 95% C.I. 7.6, 25.6), @entity1729 (O.R. 4.0; 95% C.I. 2.2, 7.5), hospital admission for @entity565 within the last year (O.R. 5.3; 95% C.I. 2.7, 10.4), emergency room visit within the last year (O.R. 8.8; 95% C.I. 3.9, 20.1), and @entity134 dependency (O.R. 5.5; 95% C.I. 3.0, 10.2).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
