Corticosteroid Therapy in Critically Ill Pediatric Asthmatic Patients*
Giuliano JS, Faustino EV, Li S, Pinto MG, Canarie MF, Carroll CL. Corticosteroid Therapy in Critically Ill Pediatric Asthmatic Patients*. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2013, 14: 467-470. PMID: 23628833, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0b013e31828a7451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, IntravenousAdolescentAdrenal Cortex HormonesAdultAlbuterolAsthmaCanadaChildCritical IllnessCross-Sectional StudiesGuideline AdherenceHumansIntensive Care Units, PediatricLogistic ModelsMethylprednisoloneMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'United StatesConceptsBlood Institute guidelinesStarting doseNational HeartInstitute guidelinesClinical experienceMultivariate logistic regression analysisIll patient populationInitial corticosteroid doseMajority of asthmaticsNorth American PICUsPediatric asthmatic patientsSpecific dosing recommendationsEvidence-based dataLogistic regression analysisContinuous albuterolCorticosteroid dosageCorticosteroid doseCorticosteroid therapyIll asthmaticsPICU experienceAsthmatic patientsAsthmatic childrenIndependent predictorsDosing recommendationsMost intensivists