Early administration of systemic corticosteroids reduces hospital admission rates for children with moderate and severe asthma exacerbation

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 84-91.e3

  Bhogal, Sanjit K ^a   McGillivray, David ^c   Bourbeau, Jean ^a,d   Benedetti, Andrea ^a,b,d   Bartlett, Susan ^b,d   Ducharme, Francine M ^a,e  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE PLUS SALBUTAMOL; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT MEASURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELAPSE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862675812     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.12.027     Document Type: Article

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