The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 2 , Pages 205-210.e1, August 2009

High-Dose Continuous Nebulized Levalbuterol for Pediatric Status Asthmaticus: A Randomized Trial

  • Timothy Andrews, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA and the Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Erin McGintee, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA and the Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Manoj K. Mittal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Lisa Tyler, RRT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Amber Chew

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Xuemei Zhang, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Nicholas Pawlowski, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA and the Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Joseph J. Zorc, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Joseph J. Zorc, MD, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399.

Received 25 June 2008; received in revised form 16 December 2008; accepted 30 January 2009. published online 22 May 2009.

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 This investigator-initiated study was funded by an unrestricted research grant from Sepracor Inc. The authors declare no other affiliation, financial agreements, or involvement with this or any company that might be considered a conflict of interest.

 ClinicalTrials.gov registration number: NCT00124176.

PII: S0022-3476(09)00113-9

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.01.073

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