Key references: Treatment of severe acute asthma

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  • Navanandan N, Federico M, Mistry RD. Positive expiratory pressure for the treatment of acute asthma exacerbations: a randomized controlled trial. J Pediatr 2017;185:149-54 e2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28284473