Corticosteroid therapy for acute asthma
| Autor: | Carol Spooner, B Diner, Brian H. Rowe, Marcia L. Edmonds, Carlos A. Camargo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Exacerbation Admission Cochrane Library 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Adrenal Cortex Hormones Acute care Administration Inhalation medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Anti-Asthmatic Agents Relapse Intensive care medicine Bronchitis Emergency Treatment Asthma Inhaled corticosteroids business.industry Respiratory disease Primary care physician medicine.disease 3. Good health Natural history Hospitalization Systematic review 030228 respiratory system Acute Disease business |
| Zdroj: | Respiratory medicine. 98(4) |
| ISSN: | 0954-6111 |
| Popis: | Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease, which is characterised by reversible airflow obstruction in response to a variety of stimuli. Exacerbations in response to airway irritants are part of the natural history of asthma, but often they also represent a failure in chronic treatment. Presentations to emergency departments and other acute care settings are common and frequently lead to hospitalisation and other complications. After treatment, however, most patients are discharged to the care of their primary care physician for further management. This review highlights the role of systemic and inhaled corticosteroids as mainstays of treatment in the acute and sub-acute phase of an exacerbation. These agents form the basis of most current clinical practice guidelines, yet their use is not universal. We will review the evidence for the use of these agents that arises from the Cochrane Collaboration of Systematic Reviews contained in the Cochrane Library. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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