Salbutamol via metered-dose inhaler with spacer versus nebulization for acute treatment of pediatric asthma in the emergency department

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 656-659

  Benito Fernández, Javier ^a   González Balenciaga, María ^a   Capapé Zache, Susana ^a   Vázquez Ronco, Miguel A ^a   Mintegi Raso, Santiago ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CRUCES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Administration and dosage; Albuterol; Asthma; Bronchodilator agents; Emergency service; Hospital; Metered dose inhalers; Nebulizers and vaporizers

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID; TERBUTALINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL NEBULIZER; METERED DOSE INHALER; NEBULIZATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ALBUTEROL; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALERS; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 6044266101     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000142948.73512.81     Document Type: Article

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