Follow-up after acute asthma episodes: What improves future outcomes?

Schatz, Michael; Rachelefsky, Gary S.; Krishnan, Jerry A.

doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2009.05.006

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“…Although the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) guideline-based asthma controller therapy has been in place for 20 years, clinical outcomes remain suboptimal. Nearly 1.8 million asthma patients were treated in emergency departments in 2005 (23) and asthma accounts for 10.1 million missed work days annually (24). There are several different factors that may influence asthma control including inability to avoid indoor-outdoor allergens, smoking, viral infections, genetic makeup, treatment resistance, poor treatment adherence, and under treatment.…”

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Detection of immunological biomarkers correlated with asthma control and quality of life measurements in sera from chronic asthmatic patients

Patil¹,

Wisnivesky²,

Busse³

et al. 2011

Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

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Detection of immunological biomarkers correlated with asthma control and quality of life measurements in sera from chronic asthmatic patients

Patil¹,

Wisnivesky²,

Busse³

et al. 2011

Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

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“…However, participants with confirmed asthma tended to visit respiratory specialist 195 physicians more frequently. These participants may have had exacerbations of their asthma 196 symptoms requiring referral to a specialist physician to improve asthma control 22 . Across both 197 groups, participants visited primary care physicians more frequently than specialist physicians; 198 79% of our sample visited a primary care physician at least once during follow-up.…”

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The direct costs of overdiagnosed asthma in a longitudinal population-based study

Sadatsafavi

Safari

et al. 2018

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Close follow‐up is associated with fewer stricture formation and results in earlier detection of histological relapse in the long‐term management of eosinophilic esophagitis

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Safroneeva

Bussmann³

et al. 2022

UEG Journal

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Background and aims:No recommendations exist regarding optimal follow-up schedule in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) under maintenance treatment. Methods:We retrospectively evaluated a long-term surveillance concept at the Swiss EoE clinic, where clinical, endoscopic and histological disease activity is assessed annually regardless of EoE symptoms. Data on 159 adult patients under maintenance steroid treatment with available follow-up were analyzed. Patients were classified as having close (duration between visits <18 months) or non-close follow-up (≥18 months). Results:We analyzed a total of 309 follow-up visits of 159 patients (123 males, age at diagnosis 38.9 � 15.4 years). 157 (51%) visits were within a close follow-up schedule (median duration between visits of 1.0 years (interquartile range (IQR) 0.9-1.2)), while 152 visits (49%) were not (median duration between visits 2.9 years (IQR 2.0-4.1)). There was no difference regarding ongoing clinical, endoscopic, and histological disease activity, and adherence to prescribed steroid treatment between the two groups. However, stricture formation was significantly less frequently observed at visits within a close follow-up schedule (22.9 vs. 33.6%, p = 0.038).Absence of close follow-up was a significant risk factor for stricture development in a multivariate regression model. Patients who achieved histological remission and were followed within a close-follow-up schedule had significantly earlier detection of histological relapse compared to patients not within such close follow-up. Conclusion:Close follow-up is associated with fewer stricture formation and appears to result in earlier detection of histological relapse in patients with

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Follow-up after acute asthma episodes: What improves future outcomes?

Cited by 17 publications

References 50 publications

Detection of immunological biomarkers correlated with asthma control and quality of life measurements in sera from chronic asthmatic patients

Detection of immunological biomarkers correlated with asthma control and quality of life measurements in sera from chronic asthmatic patients

The direct costs of overdiagnosed asthma in a longitudinal population-based study

Close follow‐up is associated with fewer stricture formation and results in earlier detection of histological relapse in the long‐term management of eosinophilic esophagitis

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