Efficacy and cost comparisons of bronchodilatator administration between metered dose inhalers with disposable spacers and nebulizers for acute asthma treatment

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 247-255

  Dhuper, Sunil ^a,b,c   Chandra, Alpana ^a,b,c   Ahmed, Aziz ^a,b,c   Bista, Sabin ^b   Moghekar, Ajit ^b   Verma, Rajesh ^a,b,c   Chong, Cynthia ^a,b,c   Shim, Chang ^b,c   Cohen, Hillel ^c   Choksi, Sonia ^a,b,c  

^a North Central Bronx Hospital   (United States)

^b JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma; emergency department; inner city; MDI; metered dose inhaler; nebulizer; spacer

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INHALATION SPACER; KOLMOGOROV SMIRNOV TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEBULIZER; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALBUTEROL; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; NEW YORK CITY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952814031     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.06.029     Document Type: Article

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