Improved outcomes from acute severe asthma in Australian intensive care units (1996-2003)

Thorax

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 842-847

  Stow, Peter J ^b,c   Pilcher, David ^a,c   Wilson, John ^a   George, Carol ^c   Bailey, Michael ^d   Higlett, Tracey ^c   Bellomo, Rinaldo ^c,e   Hart, Graeme K ^c,e  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; APACHE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35348988100     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2006.075317     Document Type: Article

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