Intrapericardial triamcinolone for acute pericarditis after electrophysiologic procedures

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 269-273

  Maxwell, Carleton B ^a   Crouch, Michael A ^b  

^a Jackson Madison County General Hospital   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dosage; Drug administration routes; Pericarditis; Protocols; Steroids, cortico ; Triamcinolone acetonide

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; COLCHICINE; DOPAMINE; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; MORPHINE SULFATE; PHENYLEPHRINE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CORONARY CARE UNIT; CRYOABLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART TAMPONADE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTRAPERICARDIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77249084139     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp090130     Document Type: Article

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