Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Jan 2012
Multicenter StudyUrban primary care physicians' perceptions about initiation of controller medications during a pediatric emergency department visit for asthma.
This study aimed to identify the beliefs and attitudes of primary care providers (PCPs) regarding emergency department (ED) physicians' initiation of controller medications for children with persistent asthma symptoms during an immediate ED visit. ⋯ Primary care providers who participated in this study believed that the ED visit offers a valuable opportunity for the initiation of controller medications when ED providers use guideline-based criteria and communicate the intervention to the PCP.