Effect of clinical pathways on the management of acute asthma in the emergency department: Five years of evaluation

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 273-279

  Dalcin, Paulo De Tarso Roth ^a,c   Da Rocha, Pérsio Mariano ^b   Franciscatto, Eduardo ^b   Kang, Suzie Hyeona ^b   Menegotto, Diego Milan ^b   Polanczyk, Carísi Anne ^c   Barreto, Sérgio Saldanha Menna ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c HCPA ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acute asthma; Acute asthma care; Clinical guidelines; Critical pathways; Emergency medicine

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSE OXIMETRY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ASTHMA; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIMETRY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34249746811     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900701247020     Document Type: Article

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