The management of acute severe asthma in a pediatric intensive care unit

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 388-390

  Abu Ekteish, Faisal M ^a   Zahraa, Jihad N ^a   Al Mobaireek, Khalid F ^a   Nasir, Ali A ^a   Al Frayh, Abdulrahman S ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; HYDROCORTISONE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; KETAMINE; KETOTIFEN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID; THEOPHYLLINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALLERGY; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMA; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SAUDI ARABIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE;

EID: 0038192435     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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