Evaluation and Treatment of Critical Asthma Syndrome in Children

Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 66-83

  Wade, Alexander ^a   Chang, Christopher ^b  

^a Esperanza Health Center   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergens; Asthma; Asthma phenotypes; Critical asthma syndrome; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Fractional exhaled nitric oxide; Heliox; Intensive care unit; Magnesium sulfate; Mechanical ventilation; Mortality; Nebulization treatments; Pediatric asthma; Severe asthma

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MONTELUKAST; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SYNDROME;

ACETATES; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUINOLINES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SYNDROME;

EID: 84893188133     PISSN: 10800549     EISSN: 15590267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12016-014-8408-0     Document Type: Review

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