Intravenous salbutamol bolus compared with an aminophylline infusion in children with severe asthma: A randomised controlled trial

Thorax

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 306-310

  Roberts, G ^a,b   Newsom, D ^c   Gomez, K ^b   Raffles, A ^d   Saglani, S ^d   Begent, J ^d   Lachman, P ^c   Sloper, K ^e   Buchdahl, R ^f   Habel, A ^b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH II HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e EALING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f HILLINGDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; SALBUTAMOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BOLUS INJECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFUSION; MALE; NAUSEA; NEBULIZER; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ALBUTEROL; AMINOPHYLLINE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; NAUSEA; OXYGEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 0037385838     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.306     Document Type: Article

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