A Loading Dose of IV Salbutamol in an Adolescent with Severe Acute Asthma and Cardiac Arrest
Severe acute asthma (SAA) can lead to respiratory failure and can be fatal. For rational use of intravenous (IV) bronchodilators, evidence regarding the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics is lacking in children. The use of a loading dose IV salbutamol is not mentioned in any international guideli...
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| author | Shelley A. Boeschoten Ruben S. van der Crabben Annemie L. M. Boehmer Matthijs de Hoog Corinne M. P. Buysse |
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| description | Severe acute asthma (SAA) can lead to respiratory failure and can be fatal. For rational use of intravenous (IV) bronchodilators, evidence regarding the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics is lacking in children. The use of a loading dose IV salbutamol is not mentioned in any international guideline, and its use varies greatly between PICUs worldwide. We describe a 17-year-old Caucasian female with SAA resulting in an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. After basic life support and return of spontaneous circulation, the ambulance administered oxygen, inhaled salbutamol, IV magnesium sulphate, and systemic corticosteroids. Despite of this, she was still in severe respiratory distress. Therefore, a loading dose of IV salbutamol was administered, after which an immediate improvement was observed. Having a loading dose of IV salbutamol available for emergency medical services use for SAA in children with life-threatening SAA in the out-of-hospital setting is important to consider. Further study on the dose and the effect of a loading dose IV salbutamol in children with SAA is necessary. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0b56c9a40b5349cd94cab48caca5c2ba2025-02-03T05:44:50ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112019-01-01201910.1155/2019/50573905057390A Loading Dose of IV Salbutamol in an Adolescent with Severe Acute Asthma and Cardiac ArrestShelley A. Boeschoten0Ruben S. van der Crabben1Annemie L. M. Boehmer2Matthijs de Hoog3Corinne M. P. Buysse4Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, NetherlandsDepartment of Anesthesiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, NetherlandsDepartment of Pediatric Pulmonology, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, NetherlandsDepartment of Pediatric Intensive Care, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, NetherlandsDepartment of Pediatric Intensive Care, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, NetherlandsSevere acute asthma (SAA) can lead to respiratory failure and can be fatal. For rational use of intravenous (IV) bronchodilators, evidence regarding the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics is lacking in children. The use of a loading dose IV salbutamol is not mentioned in any international guideline, and its use varies greatly between PICUs worldwide. We describe a 17-year-old Caucasian female with SAA resulting in an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. After basic life support and return of spontaneous circulation, the ambulance administered oxygen, inhaled salbutamol, IV magnesium sulphate, and systemic corticosteroids. Despite of this, she was still in severe respiratory distress. Therefore, a loading dose of IV salbutamol was administered, after which an immediate improvement was observed. Having a loading dose of IV salbutamol available for emergency medical services use for SAA in children with life-threatening SAA in the out-of-hospital setting is important to consider. Further study on the dose and the effect of a loading dose IV salbutamol in children with SAA is necessary.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5057390 |
| spellingShingle | Shelley A. Boeschoten Ruben S. van der Crabben Annemie L. M. Boehmer Matthijs de Hoog Corinne M. P. Buysse A Loading Dose of IV Salbutamol in an Adolescent with Severe Acute Asthma and Cardiac Arrest Case Reports in Pediatrics |
| title | A Loading Dose of IV Salbutamol in an Adolescent with Severe Acute Asthma and Cardiac Arrest |
| title_full | A Loading Dose of IV Salbutamol in an Adolescent with Severe Acute Asthma and Cardiac Arrest |
| title_fullStr | A Loading Dose of IV Salbutamol in an Adolescent with Severe Acute Asthma and Cardiac Arrest |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Loading Dose of IV Salbutamol in an Adolescent with Severe Acute Asthma and Cardiac Arrest |
| title_short | A Loading Dose of IV Salbutamol in an Adolescent with Severe Acute Asthma and Cardiac Arrest |
| title_sort | loading dose of iv salbutamol in an adolescent with severe acute asthma and cardiac arrest |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5057390 |
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