Emergency treatment of obstructive bronchitis: Change from nebulizers to metered dose inhalers with spacers

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1226-1229

  Mecklin, Minna ^a   Paassilta, Marita ^b   Kainulainen, Heidi ^a   Korppi, Matti ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Emergency care; Inhalation therapy; Nebulization; Obstruction; Preschool child; Spacer device

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INHALATION SPACER; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METERED DOSE INHALER; NEBULIZER; OBSTRUCTIVE BRONCHITIS; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAFF NURSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHEEZING;

AGE FACTORS; ALBUTEROL; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INHALATION SPACERS; MALE; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80051899333     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02267.x     Document Type: Article

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