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Arterial Oxygen Desaturation after Salbutamol Nebulization in Wheezy Infants and Children
Eun Sun Yoo, Jung Won Seo, Seung Joo Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(7):953-961.   Published online July 15, 1996
Purpose : Nebulized selective β2-adrenoreceptor agonists have been widely used in acute asthma and selectively in acute bronchiolitis. However, nebulized salbutamol have been reported to cause arterial oxygen desaturation in some of the acute bronchiolitis and severe asthma patients. This may be the results of a paradoxical bronchoconstriction linked to acidic and hyper-osmolar nebulized salbutamol solution and etc. We assessed the changes in arterial...