Early discharge of patients hospitalized with acute asthma: A controlled study

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1234-1240

  Lim, T K ^a   Chin, N K ^a   Lee, K H ^a   Stebbings, A M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acute exacerbations; Guidelines; Hospitalization; Length of stay; Peak expiratory flow rate; Relapse; Severe asthma

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL XINAFOATE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0034523516     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rmed.2000.0958     Document Type: Article

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