Intravenous salbutamol regimes
| Number | Per cent | |
|---|---|---|
| Which regimen do you use for intravenous salbutamol | ||
| Bolus then continuous infusion | 126 | 68.3 |
| Loading dose then continuous infusion | 12 | 6.6 |
| Continuous infusion | 12 | 7.1 |
| Bolus only | 5 | 2.7 |
| Bolus, then loading dose, then continuous infusion | 7 | 3.8 |
| Don't use | 13 | 7.1 |
| Other | 8 | 4.4 |
| Do you use a bolus dose? | ||
| Yes | 146 | 85.9 |
| No | 24 | 14.1 |
| What dose do you give as a bolus? | ||
| 15 μg/kg | 89 | 61 |
| 5 μg/kg if <2 year, 15 μg/kg if ≥2 year | 54 | 37 |
| 5–10 μg/kg | 1 | 0.7 |
| 5 μg/kg | 2 | 1.4 |
| Duration of bolus dose (min) | ||
| 10 | 68 | 46.6 |
| 5 | 38 | 26 |
| 15 | 15 | 10.3 |
| 20 | 12 | 8.2 |
| 5–10 | 9 | 6.2 |
| 5–15 | 2 | 1.4 |
| 30 | 2 | 1.4 |
| Do you give a loading dose | ||
| No | 149 | 87.6 |
| Yes | 21 | 12.4 |
| What loading dose do you use? | ||
| 5 μg/kg/min | 21 | 100 |
| What duration do you load over? (min) | ||
| 60 | 16 | 76.2 |
| 60–120 | 5 | 23.8 |
| Do you use a continuous infusion? | ||
| Yes | 164 | 96.5 |
| No | 6 | 3.5 |
| What dose regimen do you use (μg/kg/min) | ||
| 1–5 | 76 | 46.3 |
| 1–2 | 52 | 31.7 |
| 1 | 12 | 7.3 |
| 0.5–6 | 9 | 5.5 |
| 2–5 | 9 | 5.5 |
| 1–3 | 2 | 1.2 |
| 0.5–1 | 1 | 0.6 |
| 0.6–1 | 1 | 0.6 |
| 1–6 | 1 | 0.6 |
| 5 | 1 | 0.6 |