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ArticleClinical pharmacokinetics2020

Population Pharmacokinetics of Intravenous Salbutamol in Children with Refractory Status Asthmaticus.

Nienke J Vet, Brenda C M de Winter, Muriel Koninckx, Shelley A Boeschoten, Annemie L M Boehmer, Jacintha T Verhallen, Frans B Plötz, Anja A Vaessen-Verberne, Bart C H van der Nagel, Catherijne A J Knibbe and 4 more

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Article in Clinical pharmacokinetics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Salbutamol in the Management of Asthma: A Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 9 institutions in 2 countries.

Nienke J VetPediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. n.vet@erasmusmc.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1276-0157
Brenda C M de WinterDepartment of Hospital Pharmacy, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Muriel KoninckxPediatric Intensive Care, Middelheim Ziekenhuis, Antwerp, Belgium.
Shelley A BoeschotenPediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Annemie L M BoehmerDepartment of Pediatrics, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Jacintha T VerhallenDepartment of Pediatrics, Franciscus Gasthuis and Vlietland, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Frans B PlötzDepartment of Pediatrics, Tergooi Hospital, Blaricum, The Netherlands.
Anja A Vaessen-VerberneDepartment of Pediatrics, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands.
Bart C H van der NagelDepartment of Hospital Pharmacy, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Catherijne A J KnibbeDivision of Pharmacology, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Corinne M P BuyssePediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Saskia N de WildtPediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Birgit C P KochDepartment of Hospital Pharmacy, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Matthijs de HoogPediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital · NLErasmus MC · NLAmphia Ziekenhuis · NLCentre for Human Drug Research · NLMaasstad Ziekenhuis · NLRadboud University Nijmegen · NLSint Franciscus Gasthuis · NLTergooi · NLZNA Middelheim Hospital · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIntravenous salbutamol is used to treat children with refractory status asthmaticus, however insufficient pharmacokinetic data are available to guide initial and subsequent dosing recommendations for its intravenous use. The pharmacologic activity of salbutamol resides predominantly in the (R)-enantiomer, with little or no activity and even concerns of adverse reactions attributed to the (S)-enantiomer.

objectiveOur aim was to develop a population pharmacokinetic model to characterize the pharmacokinetic profile for intravenous salbutamol in children with status asthmaticus admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), and to use this model to study the effect of different dosing schemes with and without a loading dose.

methodsFrom 19 children (median age 4.9 years [range 9 months-15.3 years], median weight 18 kg [range 7.8-70 kg]) treated with continuous intravenous salbutamol at the PICU, plasma samples for R- and S-salbutamol concentrations (111 samples), as well as asthma scores, were collected prospectively at the same time points. Possible adverse reactions and patients' clinical data (age, sex, weight, drug doses, liver and kidney function) were recorded. With these data, a population pharmacokinetic model was developed using NONMEM 7.2. After validation, the model was used for simulations to evaluate the effect of different dosing regimens with or without a loading dose.

resultsA two-compartment model with separate clearance for R- and S-salbutamol (16.3 L/h and 8.8 L/h, respectively) best described the data. Weight was found to be a significant covariate for clearance and volume of distribution. No other covariates were identified. Simulations showed that a loading dose can result in higher R-salbutamol concentrations in the early phase after the start of infusion therapy, preventing accumulation of S-salbutamol.

conclusionsThe pharmacokinetic model of intravenous R- and S-salbutamol described the data well and showed that a loading dose should be considered in children. This model can be used to evaluate the pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic relationship of intravenous salbutamol in children, and, as a next step, the effectiveness and tolerability of intravenous salbutamol in children with severe asthma.

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Administration, IntravenousAdolescentAdrenergic beta-2 Receptor AgonistsAlbuterolChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHospitalizationHumansInfantIntensive Care Units, PediatricMaleModels, TheoreticalProspective StudiesStatus AsthmaticusAdrenergic beta-2 Receptor AgonistsAlbuterol

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PMID31432470
PMCPMC7007440
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