Magnesium use in asthma pharmacotherapy: A pediatric emergency research Canada study

Pediatrics

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 852-859

  Schuh, Suzanne ^a   Zemek, Roger ^b   Plint, Amy ^b   Black, Karen J L ^c   Freedman, Stephen ^a   Porter, Robert ^d   Gouin, Serge ^e   Hernandez, Alexandra ^f   Johnson, David W ^g  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d Janeway Children's Hospital   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute asthma; Children; Emergency department; Emergency medicine; Intravenous magnesium

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; MAGNESIUM; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; APNEA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ALBUTEROL; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; IPRATROPIUM; MAGNESIUM; MALE; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84860550797     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-2202     Document Type: Article

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