Early prediction of poor response in acute asthma patients in the emergency department

Chest

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1016-1021

  Rodrigo, Gustavo ^a   Rodrigo, Carlos ^b,c  

^a Military Hospital   (Uruguay)

^b Intensive Care Unit   (Uruguay)

^c Centro de Tratamiento Intensivo   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Acute asthma outcome, index; Predicting therapeutic response

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; PATIENT CODING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031732025     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.114.4.1016     Document Type: Article

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