Response to nebulized salbutamol versus combination with ipratropium bromide in children with acute severe asthma.
@article{Memon2016ResponseTN, title={Response to nebulized salbutamol versus combination with ipratropium bromide in children with acute severe asthma.}, author={Bilquis Naeem Memon and A. Parkash and Khalid Mahmood Ahmed Khan and M. Gowa and Chandra Bai}, journal={JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association}, year={2016}, volume={66 3}, pages={ 243-6 } }
OBJECTIVE
To compare the efficacy of nebulised salbutamol alone and in combination with ipratropium bromide in acute severe asthma in children.
METHODS
The randomised controlled trial was conducted at the National Institute of Child Health, Karachi, from October 2012 to March 2013, and comprised patients with acute severe asthma who were randomised into two equal groups. Group A patients received 3 doses of nebulised salbutamol alone (0.03 ml/kg/dose) at 15-minute intervals and Group B… CONTINUE READING
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