Acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis: Need for an evidence-based approach

Pulmonary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 4-10

  Donner, Claudio F ^a,b  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis; Definition; Evaluation; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; CORTICOSTEROID; DIRITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; GATIFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; PREDNISONE; PRULIFLOXACIN; ROXITHROMYCIN;

ACIDEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BAROTRAUMA; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG EMBOLISM; METABOLIC DISORDER; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS;

BRONCHITIS, CHRONIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS;

EID: 30344447931     PISSN: 10945539     EISSN: 15229629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2005.10.011     Document Type: Review

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