Triage nurse initiation of corticosteroids in pediatric asthma is associated with improved emergency department efficiency

Pediatrics

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 671-680

  Zemek, Roger ^a   Plint, Amy ^a   Osmond, Martin H ^a   Kovesi, Tom ^a   Correll, Rhonda ^a   Perri, Nicholas ^b   Barrowman, Nick ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Emergency department; Medical directive; Multidisciplinary teams; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; MONTELUKAST; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATATION; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSE PRACTITIONER; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT MEASURE SCORE; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAGE;

EID: 84859413211     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-2347     Document Type: Article

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