Inhaled albuterol and oral prednisone therapy in hospitalized adult asthmatics. Does aminophylline add any benefit?
Our results suggest that aminophylline therapy does not add significant benefit to other standard therapies in hospitalized adult asthmatic patients. Because of the risks and cost of aminophylline treatment in the hospital setting, further research is needed to determine if there are subgroups of adult asthmatics who may benefit from the addition of aminophylline to other standard optimal therapies.
These results suggest that the addition of GL and GSH to preservation solutions improves bile production and biliary organic anion transport by increasing Mrp2 localization to the bile canaliculi in post-cold ischemic livers. (248 words).