Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure ventilation efficiently improves respiratory distress in initial hours treating children with severe asthma exacerbation

Treatment of severe asthma exacerbation could be challenging, especially in the initial hours of acute attack when systemic corticosteroid is yet to take effect. In spite of using inhaled agents, the role of non-invasive ventilation (NIV), including Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP), had been addressed recently.