Nebulisers or spacers for the administration of bronchodilators to those with asthma attending emergency departments?

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 993-998

  Mason, Naomi ^a   Roberts, Nicola ^a   Yard, Nick ^b   Partridge, Martyn R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bronchodilators; Costs; Emergency departments; Nebulisers; Spacers; Time and motion

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; NEBULIZER; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INHALATION SPACERS; LONDON; MALE; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 44749086177     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2008.02.009     Document Type: Article

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