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 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. The recent ...
retrospective cohort Introduction The current British guideline for the management of asthma, which was published jointly by the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) in 2012, is based on a five-step algorithm for the management of chronic asthma....
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 ...
*For initial management of patients at risk of hypercapnic respiratory failure, see recommendations G1 and G2. E Oxygen therapy in critical illness E1: Use the highest feasible inspired oxygen for ventilation duringcardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR; seetable 1and section 8.10). Once spontaneous circula...
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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...
Stell, I.M . ( 1996 ), “ Asthma management in accident and emergency and the BTS guidelines: a study of the impact of clinical audit ”, J.Accident & Emergency Med. , Vol. 13, pp. 392 ‐ 4 . []Stell IM. Asthma management in accident and emergency and the BTS guidelines--a ...
White J, Paton JY, Niven R, et al. Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma: a look at the key differences between BTS/ SIGN and NICE. Thorax 2018;73:293-7.White J et al. Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma: a look at the key differences between BTS/...
Wiener-Ogilvie S, Pinnock H, Sheikh A, Huby G, Partridge M, Gillies J: Describing compliance with the British Guideline for the Management of Asthma (BTS-SIGN), in a rural health board. PCRJ 2007, 16 : 363-368.Wiener-Ogilvie S, Pinnock H, Sheikh A, Huby G, Partridge M, Gillies...