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Is oral albuterol effective for acute cough in non‐asthmatic children?
Author(s) -
Bernard DW,
Goepp JG,
Duggan AK,
Serwint JR,
Rowe PC
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1999.tb01142.x
Subject(s) - medicine , placebo , salbutamol , asthma , anesthesia , bronchodilator , ambulatory , alternative medicine , pathology
Fifty‐nine non‐asthmatic children with acute cough were randomized to receive oral albuterol or placebo for 7 d. There was a similar, rapid rate of resolution of acute cough for the two groups, but more shaking or trembling in those treated with albuterol (5/30 vs 0/29; p = 0.05). In ambulatory children with acute cough who have no history of asthma and a normal chest examination, oral albuterol does not reduce the frequency or duration of cough.