Intratracheal Albuterol: A Potential Intervention for the Asthma Toolbox

Intratracheal albuterol: a potential intervention for the asthma toolbox.

In this issue of RESPIRATORY CARE, Johnston et al1 remind us of a route of medication delivery that is often overlooked: intratracheal. The stimulus for the project was the death of children with a severe asthma attacks who had received numerous doses of albuterol by metered-dose inhaler (MDI), yet had no relief. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of liquid bolus adminis...

Electromembrane Processes, a Toolbox for Advanced Separations

Asthma, cardiac arrhythmias, and albuterol aerosol.

Twenty asthmatic patients clinically free of heart disease were studied for the possible arrhythmogenic action of albuterol (salbutamol). Two puffs of either albuterol or placebo were inhaled four times per day on two consecutive days and continuous ECG recordings obtained during each 24-hour period. Sixteen patients had atrial extrasystoles, four with albuterol, one with placebo, and 11 with b...

Beclomethasone and albuterol in mild asthma.

Heliox-driven albuterol nebulization for asthma exacerbations: an overview.

Our understanding of albuterol nebulization driven by helium-oxygen mixture (heliox) has matured with recent advances in clinical therapy, delivery systems, and understanding of dosing; this has led to substantial improvements in delivery as well as refinements of research protocols for asthma exacerbations. This review begins with heliox inhalation therapy and then addresses heliox as a drivin...