American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
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Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. · Mar 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyThe Beta Agonist Lung Injury Trial (BALTI) Prevention: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Experimental studies suggest that pretreatment with β-agonists might prevent acute lung injury (ALI). ⋯ Perioperative treatment with inhaled salmeterol was well tolerated but did not prevent ALI. Clinical trial registered with International Standard Randomized Controlled Trial Register (ISRCTN47481946) and European Union database of randomized Controlled Trials (EudraCT 2007-004096-19).