Clarifying SABA overuse: Translating Canadian Thoracic Society guidelines into clinical practice
Abstract Patients with asthma frequently over rely on short-acting beta-agonists (SABA) to treat acute symptoms. This can adversely impact quality of life and increase the risk of exacerbations. SABA overuse is also associated with an increased risk of mortality. In their 2021 update on the diagnosis and management of mild asthma, the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) newly recommended that a combination inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) and long-acting beta-agonist, specifically budesonide/formoterol, may be used as-needed (PRN) as an alternative reliever to SABA. The CTS developed an algorithm as a... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2022 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2022) |
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BMC
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Schlagwörter: | Asthma / Controlled / Rescue / Short-acting beta agonist / Overreliance / Overuse / Immunologic diseases. Allergy / RC581-607 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26861561 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13223-022-00690-2 |