Comparison of Intramuscular Betamethasone and Oral Pprednisone in the Prevention of Relapse of Acute Asthma

John S Chan; Robert L Cowie; Gerald C Lazarenka; Cinde Little; Sandra Scott; Gordon T Ford

doi:10.1155/2001/613426

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2001)

Comparison of Intramuscular Betamethasone and Oral Pprednisone in the Prevention of Relapse of Acute Asthma

John S Chan,
Robert L Cowie,
Gerald C Lazarenka,
Cinde Little,
Sandra Scott,
Gordon T Ford

Affiliations

John S Chan: Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Robert L Cowie: Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Gerald C Lazarenka: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Cinde Little: Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Sandra Scott: Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Gordon T Ford: Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2001/613426
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 3
pp. 147 – 152

Abstract

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OBJECTIVE: To compare the relapse rate after a single intramuscular injection of a long acting corticosteroid, betamethasone, with oral prednisone in patients discharged from the emergency department (ED) for acute exacerbations of asthma.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7503

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