Status Asthmaticus on the PICU; Intravenous Salbutamol

Exclusion Criteria

• •Patient is outside of specified age range
• •Patient has already received a -loading dose- of IV salbutamol in the general hospital
• •Lower airway infection with consolidation on a chest X ray -Patient has Down's Syndrome
• •Patient has a congenital/acquired heart defect that interferes with normal asthma treatment
• •Patient has a primary/secondary immunodeficiency
• •Patient has a pre-existing chronic pulmonary condition, known to mimic asthma: Cystic fibrosis, Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, Bronchiolitis obliterans