Patient Origin Is Associated With Duration of Endotracheal Intubation and PICU Length of Stay for Children With Status Asthmaticus
Conclusion:
Patients with status asthmaticus are more likely to be intubated when they are admitted from community hospital emergency rooms, although the duration of intubation and PICU stay is shorter.
Source: Journal of Intensive Care Medicine - Category: Intensive Care Authors: Shibata, S., Khemani, R. G., Markovitz, B. Tags: Review of a Large Clinical Series Source Type: research
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