Quality Improvement in Pediatric Emergency Department Asthma Care

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-108

  Macias, Charles G ^a   Patel, Binita ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma; quality improvement; systems based practice

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HELIOX; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; OXYGEN; TERBUTALINE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; FACE MASK; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; METERED DOSE INHALER; NEBULIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS;

EID: 66149170325     PISSN: 15228401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpem.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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