The BTS/NICE/SIGN guideline provides strong economic evidence to support the GINA strategy approach of single anti-inflammatory-reliever (AIR) and Maintenance and Reliever (MART) therapies as the cornerstone of asthma management in people age 12 and over....
Statement concerning the second revision of the British guidelines on asthma managementIntroduction The second revision of the British (also known as the BTS) guidelines on asthma management1 represent a consensus statement developed by an expert multidisci-plinary panel, whose judgements were supported...
BTS asthma guidelinesBTS asthma guidelinesThe British Thoracic Society consensus guidelines on the management of acute severe asthma1 are integral to Emergency Department management. If evidence-based medicine is to remain an important part of modern medical practice, all guidelines require regular review...
Results of two surveys in Norfolk of the use of guidelines on asthma management Thorax, 50 (Suppl. 2) (1995), p. AS1 Google Scholar 29. V McGovern, A Crockett Survey of GP's attitudes towards BTS Guidelines (1996) submitted Google Scholar 30. MG Pearson, I Ryland, BDW Harrison Nationa...
This study identified substantial variations from BTS management guidelines. It is suggested that oximetry is necessary on arrival to guide selection for arterial blood gas analysis.doi:10.1016/S0954-6111(99)90069-0S R HartA.C. DavidsonRespiratory Medicine...
ScottishIntercollegiateGuidelinesNetwork BritishGidelineontheManagementofAsthma QuickReferenceGuide Ma 2008 RevisedMay2011 ISBN9781905813292 Firstpblished2003 Revisededitionpblished2008 Revisededitionpblished2009 Revisededitionpblished2011 SIGNandtheBTSconsenttothephotocopyingofthisQRGforthepurposeof ...
Compliance with BTS guidelines for initial management of paediatric acute asthma was good (i.e. patient assessment and stabilisation). However, very few patients received an asthma management plan- 27%. 2. Outcomes should improve by adopting and implementing a within- department 'tick-box' ...
Compliance with BTS guidelines for initial management of paediatric acute asthma was good (i.e. patient assessment and stabilisation). However, very few patients received an asthma management plan- 27%. 2. Outcomes should improve by adopting and implementing a within- department 'tick-box' ...
Asthma is common, globally-relevant, managed substantially in primary care and amenable to self-management. Moreover, while both the content of asthma self-management education has been well described in UK [5], US [6] and international [7] evidence-based guidelines, and its positive impact ...
The asthma prescribing level or treatment step was modified from British Thoracic Society (BTS) guidelines (Bts/Sign. British guidelines on the management of asthma. Thorax 2003:1-94), as follows: step 1, inhaled short-acting beta-2 agonists on demand; step 2, regular inhaled steroids plus ...