Difficult-to-control asthma management through the use of a specific protocol

Abstract

The present study is a critical review of difficult‐to‐control asthma, highlighting the characteristics and severity of the disease. It also presents a protocol for the management of patients with this asthma phenotype. The protocol, which was based on relevant studies in the literature, is described and analyzed.

Evaluation of a Home-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program for Older Females Suffering from Bronchial Asthma

“…Nowadays asthma treatment for the elderly is mainly limited to pharmacological treatment aimed at controlling the symptoms and bronchial inflammation caused by this disease, while other therapeutic approaches to controlling asthma have been neglected [11,12]. Only a few studies based on physical exercise and breathing training have been carried out.…”

How to set up a severe asthma service

“…An emerging approach in many centres is to select add‐on therapies according to asthma phenotype (Figure 1, Tables 3,4). 25,26 This approach requires that objective measures of airway inflammation be applied.…”

Avaliação dos artigos de pneumologia publicados em periódicos Brasileiros além do Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia

“…(3) In a review article, Giavina-Bianchi et al described the principal characteristics of difficult-to-control asthma and a protocol for its management. (4) Dalcin et al studied the prevalence of controlled asthma, partially controlled asthma, and uncontrolled asthma (56%, 27%, and 17%, respectively) and found that greater asthma severity, limited availability of medications, and no inhaled corticosteroid use were factors associated with poor disease control. (5) In addition, Dalcin & Perin published a review article on the assessment and management of acute asthma in the emergency room.…”