Prolonged hypoxaemia after nebulised salbutamol.

Connett, G; Lenney, W · Thorax · 1993

case_series · Level IV

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Abstract

Pulse oximetry is increasingly used to assess hypoxaemia in respiratory illnesses. Six children presenting with acute asthma and prolonged falls in oxygen saturation values after treatment with salbutamol are described who were subsequently shown to have pneumonic consolidation on chest radiography.

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