| Autor: |
Rizwan Gohar, Arif Zaheer, Husnul Hayat, Faryad Hussain, Agha Shabbir Ali |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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| Zdroj: |
Pakistan Postgraduate Medical Journal. 30:120-124 |
| ISSN: |
2079-5858 |
| DOI: |
10.51642/ppmj.v30i03.318 |
| Popis: |
In children acute severe asthma is a serious condition. The inhaled route for drug delivery is not appropriate when only small respiratory gas volumes are shifted; the i.v. route may be associated with greater side effects. Magnesium sulphate IV has a place in acute asthma management because it is a mild bronchodilator, and has a stabilizing effect on the atria. Objective: To compare the effectiveness of intravenous magnesium sulphate versus intravenous aminophylline in acute attack of asthma. Study Design: Randomized control trial. Setting: Emergency Department of pediatric Duration: April 2017 to October 2017.Material & Methods: 60 cases were included in the study. They were randomly divided in two comparable groups. Children in group A ware treated with intravenous magnesium sulphate and group B with intravenous aminophylline. The efficacy of the drug was judged by the improvement in the sign observed like respiratory rate (less than 40 per minute), pulse rate( |
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