Albuterol nebulized in heliox in the initial ED treatment of pediatric asthma: A blinded, randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 38-42

  Rivera, Michelle L ^a   Kim, Tommy Y ^b   Stewart, Gail M ^b   Minasyan, Lilit ^b   Brown, Lance ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIOX; SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL NEBULIZER; MODERATE PERSISTENT ASTHMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ALBUTEROL; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HELIUM; HUMANS; MALE; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; OXYGEN; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28844459533     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2005.06.007     Document Type: Article

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