Hospital management of severe asthma: the priorities
| Practical assessment and management protocols |
| Objective measurement of severity and identification of life-threatening attack |
| Management determined by level of severity |
| Measurement of the response to treatment |
| Decision regarding admission/discharge; general/respiratory; ward/high dependency unit (HDU)/intensive care unit (ICU) admission |
| Medical follow-up arranged and long-term management addressed prior to discharge |