The impact of national guidelines on the assessment and management of acute paediatric asthma presenting at a tertiary children's emergency department

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 142-146

  Reynolds, Ben C ^a   Beattie, Thomas F ^a   Cunningham, Steve ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute assessment; Guidelines; Paediatric asthma

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; MAGNESIUM; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREDNISOLONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND;

EID: 34247874623     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32801430b8     Document Type: Review

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