Guidelines Reduce X-ray and Blood Gas Utilization in Acute Asthma

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 451-453

  Gentile, Nina T ^a   Ufberg, Jacob ^b   Barnum, Michael ^b   McHugh, Michelle ^b   Karras, David ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arterial blood gas; Asthma; Chest radiography; Diagnostic testing; Resource utilization; Treatment guidelines

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; ASTHMA; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0142219952     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(03)00165-7     Document Type: Article

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