Effect of extending the time after bronchodilator administration on identifying bronchodilator responsiveness in a pediatric pulmonary clinic.

Jonathan D CogenRobert M DiBlasiRonald L GibsonJason S Debley

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2017)

In a busy pediatric pulmonary clinic, while we successfully lengthened time between albuterol administration and post-bronchodilator testing in the vast majority of patients, no difference was seen in the percentage of patients classified as bronchodilator responsive. Results from this study appear to question the ATS/ERS recommended 15 min post-bronchodilator administration wait time for children.

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