Is Nebulized Hypertonic Saline Solution an Effective Treatment for Bronchiolitis in Infants?

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 120-122

  Chaudhry, Kanwal ^a   Sinert, Richard ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFANT DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PALLOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA; TREMOR; URINE RETENTION; VIRAL BRONCHIOLITIS; VOMITING;

EID: 72149128917     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.04.006     Document Type: Editorial

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