How two puffs of salbutamol can change tonsillectomy outcomes
Having two puffs of salbutamol preoperatively can prevent one out of five young children undergoing tonsillectomy from having a respiratory adverse event, an Australian trial shows.
The REACT trial was a randomised, triple-blind, placebo-controlled trial testing whether two puffs of salbutamol (100µg each) given at least 20 minutes before anaesthesia for tonsillectomy decreases the risk of perioperative respiratory adverse events.