Chronic inhaled corticosteroids do not affect the course of acute severe asthma exacerbations in children

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1213-1217

  Carroll, Christopher L ^a   Bhandari, Anita ^a   Schramm, Craig M ^a   Zucker, Aaron R ^a  

^a Farmington   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Critical care; Pediatrics; Status asthmaticus

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; TERBUTALINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ASTHMATIC STATE; CHILD; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONVALESCENCE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATUS ASTHMATICUS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845387067     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20521     Document Type: Article

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