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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-11-1
pubmed:abstractText
Eleven children (8-16 years old) hospitalized for acute bronchospasm were included in this investigation. Throughout the study, the children received the standardized course of therapy for hospitalized asthmatics with corticosteroids and albuterol nebulizations. Children receiving ipratropium were excluded from the study. Spirometric measurements, including forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), were made immediately before and 30 min after each albuterol nebulization over a 24-h period. The well-known temporal changes in FEV1 were observed in patients suffering from nocturnal asthma (NA): basal values were maximal at midday (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and lowest in the evening or at night (10 p.m. to 6 a.m.). This 24-h variation in lung function was not found in children without nocturnal exacerbations of their asthma. A 24-h variation was also observed in albuterol-induced bronchodilation in patients with NA: maximal effectiveness occurred at night, and lower effect was obtained with the midday administration. The albuterol-induced increases in FEV1 were not clinically significant in children without nocturnal asthma except when the beta 2-agonist was inhaled between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. The data suggest that patients with nonnocturnal asthma might have different drug requirements than those with nocturnal symptoms.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0742-0528
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
290-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Chronopharmacology of albuterol in hospitalized asthmatic children.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Pharmacy, Université Laval, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't