Oxygen is under used in primary care.Many patients with acute asthma are hypoxaemic, and all clinicians providing care for people with acute asthma should have access to an oximeter, and ideally oxygen. Oxygen should be given to maintain saturation between 94% and 98%.Pinnock, H...
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...
We have now analysed the change in referral patterns following the publication of the BTS guidelines on the management of COPD which highlight the value of spirometry in the diagnosis of COPD (Thorax 1997;52 (Suppl 5) :S1-28). Findings: In the year following the publication of the ...
Immediate management of acute severe asthma in adults. Asthma is a disease with an increasingly high incidence in the UK, tragically accounting for almost 2000 UK deaths per year (Jones and Morris, 1997). Acute... JP Cruickshank,K Lumley - 《British Journal of Nursing》 被引量: 1发表: 199...
High-flow nasal oxygen using specialised equipment should be considered as an alternative to reservoir mask treatment in patients with acute respiratory failure without hypercapnia. *For initial management of patients at risk of hypercapnic respiratory failure, see recommendations G1 and G2. ...
There are sections on both non-pharmacological and pharmacological management of chronic asthma in adults and children. Treatment options for children are subdivided into the under-5s and children aged 5-12 years. Poor asthma control is manifested by exacerbations and acute asthma. Personalised asthma...
Postoperative breathlessness Management depends on underlying cause. Recommendation J1 COPD,慢性阻塞性肺病; CPAP,持续气道正压; IMV,有创机械通气; NIV,无创通气; PCO 2,动脉或动脉化二氧化碳张力; SpO 2,通过脉搏血氧仪测量的动脉血氧饱和度。 View this table: 折叠内联 查看弹出窗口 表3 应密切监测患者的条...