Characteristics of asthma patients admitted to an intermediate respiratory care unit;Características de pacientes asmáticos ingresados en una unidad de cuidados respiratorios intermedios

Archivos de Bronconeumologia

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 146-150

  Núñez, Belén ^a   Fiorentino, Federico ^a   Kersul, Ana ^a   Belda, Sonia ^a   García, Susana ^a   Gutiérrez, Catalina ^a   Sala, Ernest ^a,b   Cosío, Borja ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asthma exacerbation; Intermediate respiratory care unit; Non invasive ventilation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMEDIATE RESPIRATORY CARE UNIT; LUNG ALVEOLUS CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; LUNG INFILTRATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TREATMENT FAILURE; WARD; AGE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OUTCOME; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INTUBATION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY CARE UNITS;

EID: 84875813688     PISSN: 03002896     EISSN: 15792129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arbr.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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