한국 소아 기관지 천식 환아에서 연령에 따른 Theophylline 의 대사 변화에 관한 연구 = The effect of age on metabolism of theophylline in Korean children with asthma

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Theophylline is widely used in Korean pediatric patients in the treatment of asthma. To achieve adequate bronchodilation and avoid side effects , it is generally accepted that the serum theophylline concentration should be maintained between 10 and 20mcg/ml . Concentrations greater than 20mcg/ml are associated with an increased incidence of toxicity . Clinical effectiveness and toxicity are clearly related to understand factors which might altel theophylline pharmacokinetics . Age has been reported as a factor which might alter theophylline clearance. Thus we studied 287 asthmatic children who were admitted to our hospital and received intravenous aminophylline and oral theophylline. The average total clearance of theophylline was 30.00ml/kg/h in the infants under 6 months old and 53.14ml/kg/h in the infants between the age of 6 and 12 months . The average total clearance of theophylline was significantly increased in infants above 6 months old(p<0.001) . The average total clearance of theophylline of the children aged between 1 to 12 years was 65.77ml/kg/h and no significant difference according to age was noticed in this group . These suggest that age may be a factor which affects clearance of theophylline under 12 months old .