Comparison of inhaled fluticasone with intravenous hydrocortisone in the treatment of adult acute asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1231-1236

  Rodrigo, Gustavo J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CENTRAL DE LAS FUERZAS ARMADAS   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Acute severe asthma; Albuterol; Corticosteroids; Emergency department treatment; Fluticasone

Indexed keywords

FLUTICASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; ANDROSTADIENES; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASTHMA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 19644395568     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200410-1415OC     Document Type: Article

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