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BET 3. THE USE OF INTRAVENOUS AMINOPHYLLINE IN ADDITION TO BETA-AGONISTS AND STEROIDS IN ACUTE ASTHMA

https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2008.059402

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    Report by Steven Cowman, SHO, Accident and Emergency

    Search checked by John Butler, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care

    Institution: Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, UK

    Three-part question

    In [adults presenting with an acute exacerbation of asthma] does [adding IV aminophylline to standard therapy] result in [improvement in airflow or other physiological parameters] OR [a reduction in mortality or morbidity or hospitalisation]?

    Clinical scenario

    A 30-year-old known asthmatic patient presents with an acute severe …

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