Do wheezy infants recovering from bronchiolitis respond to inhaled salbutamol?

• Published in: Pediatric pulmonology Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 36
• Main Authors: Sly, P D, Lanteri, C J, Raven, J M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 1991
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Albuterol - administration & dosage; Albuterol - therapeutic use; Bronchiolitis, Viral - drug therapy; Bronchiolitis, Viral - physiopathology; Double-Blind Method; Functional Residual Capacity - drug effects; Humans; Infant; Nebulizers and Vaporizers; Respiratory Sounds - drug effects

Wheezy infants, less than 6 months of age, were given either inhaled salbutamol or saline in a double-blind study. A significant change in maximal flow at functional residual capacity (VmaxFRC) was defined as being greater than twice the coefficient of variation of the baseline measurements. There w...