Inpatient albuterol spacing as an indicator of discharge readiness.

Burton H ShenBrianna AoyamaBrian Lee

Published in: The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma (2022)

Our case series showed that most patients were safe to discharge after spacing albuterol treatments to 4 h, with few returns to the ED and readmissions. Albuterol spacing to every 4 h once appears to be a reasonable discharge criterion, but future studies are needed to determine if this is a safe and efficient.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
emergency department
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
palliative care
patient reported
acute care