Acute wheeze in the under 5s – does burst therapy reduce admissions to hospital and the need for escalation to intravenous medications?
Date First Published:
April 18, 2013
Last Updated:
April 18, 2013
Report by:
Karina Daud and Carly Reynolds, ST4 in Paediatrics (Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust, Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)
Search checked by:
viral induced wheeze, burst therapy, bronchodilators, Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust, Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Three-Part Question:
In [children under 5 years of age presenting with viral induced wheeze to A+E], does [burst therapy with salbutamol and ipratropium bromide via nebuliser or spacer] [reduce the rate of hospital admissions and need for escalation of wheeze treatment]?
(Burst therapy = 3x 2.5mg salbutamol and 1x 250micrograms ipratropium OR 3 x 10puffs salbutamol and 1x 2-4 puffs ipratropium)