Most children admitted had a chest x-ray, a majority of which were inappropriate. A minority of children discharged had hospital follow- up (mostly to a paediatric respiratory physician). Conclusions: 1. Compliance with BTS guidelines for initial management of paediatric acute asthma was good (i...
The rise in the prevalence of asthma has continued since 1988 but had been shown to decline by 2003 (Burr et al. 2006). However this decline in asthma prevalence is thought to be a result of better disease management, as more children are now using inhaled corticosteroids as a preventive ...
They are increasingly recognized by policy-makers as a potential medium for supporting self-management of long-term conditions. We assessed the degree to which current smartphone and tablet apps for people with asthma offer content and tools of appropriate quality to support asthma self-management. ...
Two well-produced evidence-based guidelines covering the diagnosis and management of children with asthma have both been updated in 2007. In the USA, the National Institute for Health (NIH) has published a major update to their 2002 guideline, based on a literature search up to mid-March ...
Clinical bottom lineThis latest revision of national guidance on asthma management was produced jointly by the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) in October 2014 and marks the largest revision to date including changes to the guideline structure.1...
Abbreviations BTS: British Thoracic Society EAACI: European Academy of Allergy & Clinical Immunology FeNO: Fractional exhaled nitric oxide GINA: Global Initiative for Asthma GP: General practitioner References Haktanir Abul M, Phipatanakul W. Severe asthma in children: Evaluation and management....
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Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention: NGLBI/WHO Workshop Report Publication No. 02-3659 National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (2002) Google Scholar [8] British Thoracic Society (BTS) and the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network...
OBJECTIVE--To ascertain the standard of care for hospital management of acute severe asthma in adults. DESIGN--Questionnaire based retrospective multicentr... M,G,Pearson,... - 《Quality in Health Care》 被引量: 54发表: 1995年 Quality of care for children hospitalized with asthma. The goals...
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 ...