Albuterol enantiomer levels, lung function and QTc interval in patients with acute severe asthma and COPD in the emergency department

Table 4 Subject demographics and (R/S)-albuterol utilisation among acute COPD patients presenting to DEM

	Median (range) (n= 37)
Age	70 (51-85)
Gender	13 male; 24 female
Smoking history (medical record)	14
Ex-smoker	18
Comorbidity with asthma	5
Cardiovascular comorbidity
Ischaemic heart disease	11
Heart failure	4
AF	2
Past AMI	4
Total (DDD) rac-albuterol delivered ^a	0.5 (0.0-4.0)

^aDose delivered by health-care professionals include paramedic, doctor and nursing staff

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