British guideline on the management of asthma: a national clinical guideline

British guideline on the management of asthma: a national clinical guideline

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
SIGN publication
Contributor(s):
British Thoracic Society, issuing body.
Healthcare Improvement Scotland, issuing body.
National Health Service in Scotland, issuing body.
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, issuing body.
Publication:
Edinburgh, Scotland : Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), July 2019
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Asthma -- therapy
Scotland
United Kingdom
Genre(s):
Practice Guideline
Technical Report
Abstract:
This guideline provides recommendations based on current evidence for best practice in the management of asthma. It makes recommendations on management of adults, including pregnant women, and adolescents and children with asthma. In sections 7 and 8 on pharmacological management and inhaler devices, respectively, and in section 4.3 on predicting future risk of asthma attacks, each recommendation has been graded and the supporting evidence assessed for adults and adolescents over 12 years old, children 5–12 years, and children under 5 years. Further information on managing asthma in adolescents (10–19 years of age as defined by the World Health Organization) is given in section 11. The guideline considers diagnosis of asthma and management in all patients with a diagnosis of asthma, although there is less evidence available for people at either age extreme. The guideline does not cover patients whose primary diagnosis is not asthma, for example those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or cystic fibrosis, but patients with these conditions can also have asthma. Under these circumstances many of the principles set out in this guideline will apply to the management of their asthma symptoms.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (207 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101772271 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101772271