Efficacy of Nebulised Budesonide versus Oral Prednisolone in Acute Severe Asthma

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 328-332

  Arulparithi, Cuddalore Subramanian ^a   Babu, Thirunavukkarasu Arun ^b   Ravichandran, C ^c   Santhanam, Indumathy ^d   Sathyamurthi, B ^d   Parivathini, S ^c   Hemachitra, J ^c  

^a Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences   (India)

^b INDIRA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c Department of Pediatrics Institute of Child Heath (ICH)   (India)

^d Kilpauk Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Acute exacerbation; Bronchial asthma; Budesonide; Children; Prednisolone

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; GLUCOCORTICOID; OXYGEN; PREDNISOLONE;

CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NEBULIZER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT ACUITY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATUS ASTHMATICUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; BUDESONIDE; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; OXYGEN; PATIENT ACUITY; PREDNISOLONE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; STATUS ASTHMATICUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84939895662     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-014-1498-0     Document Type: Article

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