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An inexpensive spacer for use with metered‐dose bronchodilators in young asthmatic children
Author(s) -
Teo Joseph,
Kwang Lee Woon,
Yip William C. L.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.1950050411
Subject(s) - medicine , salbutamol , bronchodilation , bronchodilator , asthma , placebo , plastic bottle , bottle , liter , anesthesia , bronchodilator agents , adverse effect , mechanical engineering , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering
A 1‐liter soft drink plastic bottle was modified as a spacer for use with a metereddose bronchodilator. Its efficacy was tested on 22 children aged 3.9–7.5 years who had acute asthma. They were randomly selected to receive aerosolized salbutamol or placebo via the plastic bottle. Children who received the salbutamol showed significantly greater degree of bronchodilation than those who received the placebo. No significant adverse effects were observed. Cylindrical plastic bottles of 1‐liter capacity may thus be used as a convenient and cheap spacer to effectively deliver metered‐dose bronchodilators to children during acute asthma.