Peak expiratory flow rate guided protocol did not improve outcome in emergency room asthma

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 479-484

  Abisheganaden, J ^b   Ng, S B ^a   Sin Fai Lam, K N ^a   Lim, T K ^c  

^a ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asthma exacerbation; Emergency room; Peak expiratory flow rate; Practice guidelines

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; TERBUTALINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION TREE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; DECISION TREES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TERBUTALINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032198208     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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