RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Inhaled bronchodilator treatment via the nebuhaler in young asthmatic patients.
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 288
OP 291
DO 10.1136/adc.63.3.288
VO 63
IS 3
A1 J B Pool
A1 A Greenough
A1 J G Gleeson
A1 J F Price
YR 1988
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/63/3/288.abstract
AB Changes in functional residual capacity and peak flow rate were measured to assess bronchodilator response to terbutaline inhaled via a nebuhaler. In 10 children with asthma, aged 5-7 years, five breaths sufficient to operate the nebuhaler valve resulted in clinically important improvement in both the functional residual capacity and the peak flow rate. In 18 of 22 children, aged 2-5 years, who were too young to have their peak flow rate measured reliably, terbutaline administered via this modified nebuhaler technique was also associated with a clinically important change in functional residual capacity. The results suggest that effective bronchodilation using a nebuhaler can be achieved even in very young children.