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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: A similar improvement in ASS to 2 hours was seen in the two groups (mean difference -0. 08, 95 % CI -0. 97 to 0. 80), there was a trend (p = 0. 07) towards a longer duration of oxygen therapy in the salbutamol group (17. 8 hours (95 % CI 8. 5 to 37. 5) v 7. 0 hours (95 % CI 3. 4 to 14. 2)), and a significantly (p = 0. 02) longer length of hospital stay in the salbutamol group (85. 4 (95 % CI 66. 1 to 110. 2) hours v 57. 3 hours (95 % CI 45. 6 to 72. 0)).