A randomized, controlled double-blind trial of usual-dose versus high-dose albuterol via continuous nebulization in patients with acute bronchospasm

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-36

  Stein, John ^a   Levitt, M Andrew ^a,b  

^a ALAMEDA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Administration; Albuterol; Bronchospasm; Dosing; Length of stay; Nebulization; Peak flow

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEBULIZATION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0037229079     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/aemj.10.1.31     Document Type: Article

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