Which children are still dying from asthma? A Thirteen Year Review of
Pediatric Asthma Deaths in British Columbia, Canada
To the Editor,
Pediatric deaths from asthma are rare, however a national inquiry into
asthma deaths in the United Kingdom, including 28 children, found that
46% of deaths were avoidable1.
We reviewed all pediatric asthma deaths from 2005 to 2018 in the
province of British Columbia, Canada to understand if these patients had
risk factors for asthma exacerbations.