How to Give Isoprenaline?

Isoprenaline should be started at a low dose (2 micrograms/min) and titrated slowly by 1-2 micrograms/min every 2-3 minutes until satisfactory response is achieved – there is no minimum heart rate target and low doses are often all that is required to prevent compromising bradycardia or asystole.

How do you administer isoproterenol?

The usual route of administration is by intravenous infusion or bolus intravenous injection. In dire emergencies, the drug may be administered by intracardiac injection. If time is not of the utmost importance, initial therapy by intramuscular or subcutaneous injection is preferred.

When should I take isoprenaline?

Isoprenaline infusions have been used for management of infants and children with congenital heart block, status asthmaticus, and meningococcal septicemia (136–140). There are case reports of isoprenaline infusions in infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (141,142).