Effectiveness of magnesium sulfate as initial treatment of acute severe asthma in children, conducted in a tertiary-level university hospital. A randomized, controlled trial

Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 291-296

  Torres, Silvio ^a   Sticco, Nicolás ^a   Bosch, Juan José ^a   Iolster, Tomás ^a   Siaba, Alejandro ^a   Rivarola, Manuel Rocca ^a   Schnitzler, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acute severe asthma in children; Emergency department; Magnesium sulphate; Mechanical ventilation support; Wood's score

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MALE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84864610430     PISSN: 03250075     EISSN: 16683501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5546/aap.2012.eng.291     Document Type: Article

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