A prospective evaluation of the 1-hour decision point for admission versus discharge in acute asthma

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 275-285

  Wilson, Mark M ^a   Irwin, Richard S ^a   Connolly, Ann E ^a   Linden, Christopher ^a   Manno, Mariann M ^a   Kingsbury, William A ^b   Zwerdling, Robert G ^b   Erban, Stephen B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Decision analysis; Pharmacotherapy; Practice guidelines; Projections and predictions; Therapy

Indexed keywords

SALBUTAMOL; BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ACCURACY; ACUTE DISEASE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY WARD; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METERED DOSE INHALER; NEBULIZER; PARADOXICAL PULSE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBUTEROL; ALGORITHMS; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842851844     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066603256044     Document Type: Review

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