Treatment of patients hospitalized for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: comparison of an oral/metered-dose inhaler regimen and an intravenous/nebulizer regimen.

Respiratory care

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 154-158

  Shortall, Sean P ^a   Blum, James ^a   Oldenburg, Frederick A ^a   Rodgerson, Lorraine ^a   Branscombe, John M ^a   Harrow, Edward M ^a  

^a Penobscot Respiratory   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; GLUCOCORTICOID; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEBULIZER; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; ALBUTEROL; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORINS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; IPRATROPIUM; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036479430     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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