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Table 3 Selected studies of bronchodilator effects of beta agonists in acute lung injury

From: Science review: Mechanisms of beta-receptor stimulation-induced improvement of acute lung injury and pulmonary edema

Study

Cohort

Treatment

Effect

Morina and colleagues, 1997 [56]

Human ARDS

Salbutamol

Decreased airway resistance, increased compliance

Pesenti and colleagues, 1993 [55]

Human ARDS

Salbutamol

Decreased airway resistance

Wright and colleagues, 1994 [57]

Human ARDS

Metoproterenol

Decreased airway resistance

  1. ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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