Identifying asthma exacerbations in a pediatric emergency department: A feasibility study

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 557-564

  Sanders, David L ^a   Gregg, William ^a   Aronsky, Dominik ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Asthma; Decision support systems, clinical; Diagnosis; Medical records systems, computerized

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA EXACERBATIONS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTERIZED METHODS;

ALGORITHMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PATIENT MONITORING; PULMONARY DISEASES;

PEDIATRICS;

ACCUNEB; AMINOPHYLLINE; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; FLUNISOLIDE; FLUTICASONE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; FORMOTEROL; FORMOTEROL FUMARATE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE PLUS SALBUTAMOL SULFATE; LEVALBUTEROL; MONTELUKAST; ORAPRED; ORCIPRENALINE; PIRBUTEROL; PIRBUTEROL ACETATE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL; SALBUTAMOL SULFATE; SALMETEROL; SALMETEROL XINAFOATE; STEROID; TERBUTALINE; THEOPHYLLINE; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VOSPIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEVER; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; TENNESSEE;

EID: 34247887503     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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