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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Short acting beta2‐agonists for recurrent wheeze in children under two years of age

Overview of attention for article published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews, April 2002
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Title
Short acting beta2‐agonists for recurrent wheeze in children under two years of age
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Cochrane database of systematic reviews, April 2002
DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd002873
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Richard JPG Chavasse, Paul Seddon, Anna Bara, Michael C McKean

Abstract

Wheeze is a common symptom in infancy and is a common cause for both primary care consultations and hospital admission. Beta2-adrenoceptor agonists (b2-agonists) are the most frequently used as bronchodilator but their efficacy is questionable. To determine the effectiveness of b2-agonist for the treatment of infants with recurrent and persistent wheeze. Relevant trials were identified using the Cochrane Airways Group database (CENTRAL), Medline and Pubmed. The database search used the following terms: Wheeze or asthma and Infant or Child and Short acting beta-agonist or Salbutamol (variants), Albuterol, Terbutaline (variants), Orciprenaline, Fenoterol Randomised controlled trials comparing the effect of b2-agonist against placebo in children under 2 years of age who had had two or more previous episodes of wheeze, not related to another form of chronic lung disease. Eight studies met the criteria for inclusion in this meta-analysis. The studies investigated patients in three settings: at home (3 studies), in hospital (2 studies) and in the pulmonary function laboratory (3 studies). The main outcome measure was change in respiratory rate except for community based studies where symptom scores were used. The studies were markedly heterogeneous and between study comparisons were limited. Improvement in respiratory rate, symptom score and oxygen saturation were noted in one study in the emergency department following two salbutamol nebulisers but this had no impact on hospital admission. There was a reduction in bronchial reactivity following salbutamol. There was no significant benefit from taking regular inhaled salbutamol on symptom scores recorded at home. There is no clear benefit of using b2-agonists in the management of recurrent wheeze in the first two years of life although there is conflicting evidence. At present, further studies should only be performed if the patient group can be clearly defined and there is a suitable outcome parameter capable of measuring a response.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 <1%
Portugal 1 <1%
Denmark 1 <1%
Unknown 174 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 22 12%
Student > Master 18 10%
Other 16 9%
Student > Postgraduate 11 6%
Student > Doctoral Student 11 6%
Other 33 19%
Unknown 66 37%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 67 38%
Nursing and Health Professions 16 9%
Psychology 5 3%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 2%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 2%
Other 11 6%
Unknown 72 41%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 November 2023.
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Outputs of similar age from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#12
of 36 outputs
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