Adrenaline infusion in bronchial asthma: A before- and- after study

The frontline treatment for relief of acute attacks of bronchial asthma is administration of a sympathomimetic drug by inhalation. Difficulties in administration of nebulization treatment, made us search for an alternative, the use of adrenaline by infusion. When the “pre-adrenaline period” was compared with the “post-adrenaline period”, the patient profile was comparable, indices of effectiveness improved and cost of care declined significantly in the “post-adrenaline period”. Our study suggests that adrenaline infusion is a good option where nebulization is not feasible as an emergency treatment of bronchial asthma in children.