Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society: Introduction

Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 353-356

  Schatz, Michael ^a   Kazzi, Amin Antoine Nabih ^b   Brenner, Barry ^c   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^d   Corbridge, Thomas ^e   Krishnan, Jerry A ^f   Nowak, Richard ^g   Rachelefsky, Gary ^h  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f University of Chicago   (United States)

^g HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute asthma; Asthma exacerbation; Asthma specialist care; Bilevel positive airway pressure ventilation; Continuous positive airway pressure ventilation; Corticosteroids; Discharge medications; Emergency department; Expert panel report 3; Follow up care; Intubation; Mechanical ventilation; Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation; Respiratory failure

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETAMETHASONE ACETATE; BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUNISOLIDE; FLUTICASONE; HELIOX; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; OXYGEN; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; TRIAMCINOLONE DIACETATE;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INTUBATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POWDER INHALER; PREVENTION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ARTICLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASTHMA; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69249091716     PISSN: 15463222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/pats.P09ST1     Document Type: Editorial

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