A belgian survey on the diagnosis of asthma– COPD overlap syndrome
Introduction: Patients with chronic airway disease may present features of both asthma and COPD, commonly referred to as asthma–COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS). Recommendations on their diagnosis are diffuse and inconsistent. This survey aimed to identify consensus on criteria for diagnosing ACOS. Methods: A Belgian expert panel developed a survey on ACOS diagnosis, which was completed by 87 pulmonologists. Answers chosen by ≥70% of survey respondents were considered as useful criteria for ACOS diagnosis. The two most frequently selected answers were considered as major criteria, others as minor... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Cataldo , D , Corhay , J L , Derom , E , Louis , R , Marchand , E , Michils , A , Ninane , V , Peché , R , Pilette , C , Vincken , W & Janssens , W 2017 , ' A belgian survey on the diagnosis of asthma– COPD overlap syndrome ' , International Journal of COPD , vol. 12 , pp. 601-613 . https://doi.org/10.2147/copd.s124459 |
Schlagwörter: | ACOS / Airway obstruction / Asthma / COPD / Diagnosis / Inhaled corticosteroids |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26919106 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://researchportal.unamur.be/en/publications/7818e287-30cf-4224-be09-cad71f553909 |