Heliox for croup in children

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Moraa, Irene ^a   Sturman, Nancy ^b   Mcguire, Treasure ^c   van Driel, Mieke L ^b,c,d  

^a School of Pharmacy   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; EPINEPHRINE; HELIOX; OXYGEN; PLACEBO; ADRENALIN; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; HELIUM;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANXIETY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AUTUMN; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COUGHING; CROUP; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY CARE; ENDOBRONCHIAL INTUBATION; GAS FLOW; HEART RATE; HOARSENESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STRIDOR; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX DEFORMITY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WESTLEY CROUP SCORE; WINTER; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROUP; DEXAMETHASONE; EPINEPHRINE; HELIUM; HUMANS; INFANT; OXYGEN; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84897368216     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006822.pub4     Document Type: Review

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