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Rapidly repeated intravenous boluses of salbutamol for acute severe asthma
Author(s) -
Sellers W. F. S.,
Messahel B.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.03092.x
Subject(s) - medicine , salbutamol , asthma , anesthesia , acute severe asthma , bronchodilator agents , bronchodilator , respiratory disease , lung
Summary We describe the use of intravenous boluses of salbutamol given rapidly (over 1–2 min) in children (5 µ g.kg −1 ) and young adults (250 µ g) with acute severe asthma who were not improving with doses of nebulised salbutamol. Intravenous boluses were repeated within a short time until improvement was seen. Two of the seven patients required tracheal intubation and ventilation.