A place for ipratropium bromide in the treatment of severe acute asthma.
Twenty-four consecutive patients admitted to hospital with severe acute asthma were studied. Eleven were given 10 mg salbutamol by nebulizer followed 2 hours later by 500 micrograms of nebulized ipratropium bromide. These patients had a greater response in PEFR than 13 patients given two doses of 10 mg salbutamol 2 hours apart.
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Macfarlane
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000420:Albuterol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001286:Atropine Derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009241:Ipratropium / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D001286:Atropine Derivatives; D009241:Ipratropium; D000420:Albuterol