The influence of parasympatholytics on the resolution of acute attacks of asthma.

Purpose: To evaluate the role of parasympatholytics in the resolution of acute attacks of asthma.

Methods: This study employed a prospective sequential design in which the influence of 0.5 and 1.

Twenty-four-hour pattern in emergency department presentation for sickle cell vaso-occlusive pain crisis.

The objective of this study was to determine in a significant temporal pattern exists in the presentation of sickle cell vaso-occlusive pain crisis (SC-VPC) patients to an emergency department (ED) for treatment. This 28-month retrospective study of ED sickle cell crisis treatment involved 1128 presumably diurnally active SCVPC patients presenting to the ED of a university-affiliated hospital between January 1, 1991 and April 30, 1993. Data for adult subjects (> or equal to 15 years) were used for analysis.