Dr. Paul Ehrlich
I’m glad to know that more hospitals are following guideline treatments for asthma emergencies. 88% is better than the 71% a few years ago, although a 12% shortfall is disgraceful. But the real scandal is that there are millions of hospitalizations in the first place. If primary treatment for asthma followed guidelines even 88% of the time (the figure is closer to half that), emergency treatment would be a rare event, instead of a staple contributor to emergency room bottom lines all over the country.