Management of acute bronchiolitis: Inhaled adrenaline shows promise in outpatients, but treatment for inpatients remains unclear

BMJ

Volumn 342, Issue 7801, 2011, Pages

  Ducharme, Francine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; PALIVIZUMAB; PLACEBO; STEROID;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHOSPASM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; EDEMA; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK INFANT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NECROSIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; INFANT; NOTE; VIRAL BRONCHIOLITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHIOLITIS, VIRAL; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; STEROIDS;

EID: 79953901394     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d1658     Document Type: Editorial

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