Single-dose oral dexamethasone in the emergency management of children with exacerbations of mild to moderate asthma

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 786-793

  Altamimi, Saleh ^a   Robertson, Glenn ^a   Jastaniah, Wasil ^a   Davey, Allyson ^a   Dehghani, Navid ^a   Chen, Ruth ^a   Leung, Karen ^a   Colbourne, Margaret ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma management; Glucocorticoids; Prednisolone

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; POLYURIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYMPTOM; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; PREDNISOLONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845985966     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000248683.09895.08     Document Type: Article

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