The Pediatric Respiratory Assessment Measure: a valid clinical score for assessing acute asthma severity from toddlers to teenagers
FM Ducharme, D Chalut, L Plotnick, C Savdie… - The Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To determine the performance characteristics of the Preschool Respiratory
Assessment Measure (PRAM) in preschool and school-aged children with acute asthma. …
Assessment Measure (PRAM) in preschool and school-aged children with acute asthma. …
Written action plan in pediatric emergency room improves asthma prescribing, adherence, and control
FM Ducharme, RL Zemek, D Chalut… - American journal of …, 2011 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: An acute-care visit for asthma often signals a management failure. Although a
written action plan is effective when combined with self-management education and regular …
written action plan is effective when combined with self-management education and regular …
The Preschool Respiratory Assessment Measure (PRAM): a responsive index of acute asthma severity
DS Chalut, FM Ducharme, GM Davis - The Journal of pediatrics, 2000 - Elsevier
Objective: To elaborate and validate a Preschool Respiratory Assessment Measure (PRAM)
that would accurately reflect the severity of airway obstruction and the response to treatment …
that would accurately reflect the severity of airway obstruction and the response to treatment …
Comparison of the 20-hour intravenous and 72-hour oral acetylcysteine protocols for the treatment of acute acetaminophen poisoning
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare outcomes after acute acetaminophen poisoning in 2 large
cohorts of patients treated with either the 20-hour intravenous or 72-hour oral acetylcysteine …
cohorts of patients treated with either the 20-hour intravenous or 72-hour oral acetylcysteine …
A randomized, controlled trial comparing long‐term cosmetic outcomes of traumatic pediatric lacerations repaired with absorbable plain gut versus nonabsorbable …
…, S Gouin, H Eisman, D Chalut… - Academic …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: To show that the use of absorbable sutures in pediatric traumatic lacerations affords
good long‐term cosmesis and no increase in complications (infection, dehiscence rates, …
good long‐term cosmesis and no increase in complications (infection, dehiscence rates, …
Respiratory viruses and treatment failure in children with asthma exacerbation
OBJECTIVES: Respiratory pathogens commonly trigger pediatric asthma exacerbations, but
their impact on severity and treatment response remains unclear. METHODS: We performed …
their impact on severity and treatment response remains unclear. METHODS: We performed …
Pain management practices in a pediatric emergency room (PAMPER) study: interventions with nurses
…, C Fortin, D Kudirka, L Murray, D Chalut - Pediatric …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Methods: This intervention study with a pre-post design (baseline, immediately after the
intervention [T-2], and 6 months after intervention [T-3]) used a sample of nurses (N= 50) and …
intervention [T-2], and 6 months after intervention [T-3]) used a sample of nurses (N= 50) and …
A consensus-established set of important indicators of pediatric emergency department performance
GR Hung, D Chalut - Pediatric emergency care, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Background: Quality assurance is a new and important area of research in pediatric emergency
medicine (PEM). There are few studies that describe which performance indicators best …
medicine (PEM). There are few studies that describe which performance indicators best …
Factors associated with failure of emergency department management in children with acute moderate or severe asthma: a prospective, multicentre, cohort study
Background The management of paediatric asthma exacerbations is based on trials in
children of all ages. Recent studies from 2009 raised the possibility that preschoolers (younger …
children of all ages. Recent studies from 2009 raised the possibility that preschoolers (younger …
Prospective evaluation of two clinical scores for acute asthma in children 18 months to 7 years of age
…, J Gravel, C Guimont, D Chalut… - Academic …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: The objective was to evaluate the discriminatory ability of two clinical asthma
scores, the Preschool Respiratory Assessment Measure (PRAM) and the Pediatric Asthma …
scores, the Preschool Respiratory Assessment Measure (PRAM) and the Pediatric Asthma …
