Aim of study: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of oral administration of salbutamol on the clinical course of TTN.
Design of study: In this single center clinical trial study, 148 patients with TTN were randomly divided into two groups. Inclusion criteria included: tachypnea (RR> 60) during the first 6 hours of birth, continuity of tachypnea for at least 12 hours and the CXR view, and exclusion criteria included neonates with congenital anomalies, proven systemic infection (positive blood culture), meconium aspiration, respiratory distress syndrome (based on the graph), intrauterine growth retardation, history of fetal distress, pneumonitis, congenital heart disease, DIC, multi organ failure, hypocalcemia, hypoglycemia and polycythemia.
Subotomol and normal saline (placebo) were administered in the intervention and control groups, respectively. Medication of newborns start at 6 birthday (up to 72 hours after starting treatment). Respiratory rate, heart rate, FIO2, O2 saturation were measured at 30 minutes, 1 and 4 hours after each intervention, To evaluate the response to salbutamol anesthetic.The results of the study were compared between the two groups.