Canadian Thoracic Society 2012 Guideline Update: Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Preschoolers, Children and Adults: Executive Summary

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dc.contributor.authorLougheed, M Diane
dc.contributor.authorLemiere, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorDucharme, Francine M
dc.contributor.authorLicskai, Chris
dc.contributor.authorDell, Sharon D
dc.contributor.authorRowe, Brian H
dc.contributor.authorFitzGerald, Mark
dc.contributor.authorLeigh, Richard
dc.contributor.authorWatson, Wade
dc.contributor.authorBoulet, Louis-Philippe
dc.contributor.authorCanadian Thoracic Society Asthma Clinical Assembly,
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-27T11:48:40Z
dc.date.available2018-09-27T11:48:40Z
dc.date.issued2012-01-01
dc.date.updated2018-09-27T11:48:40Z
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: In 2010, the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) published a Consensus Summary for the diagnosis and management of asthma in children six years of age and older, and adults, including an updated Asthma Management Continuum. The CTS Asthma Clinical Assembly subsequently began a formal clinical practice guideline update process, focusing, in this first iteration, on topics of controversy and/or gaps in the previous guidelines.METHODS: Four clinical questions were identified as a focus for the updated guideline: the role of noninvasive measurements of airway inflammation for the adjustment of anti-inflammatory therapy; the initiation of adjunct therapy to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) for uncontrolled asthma; the role of a single inhaler of an ICS/long-acting beta2-agonist combination as a reliever, and as a reliever and a controller; and the escalation of controller medication for acute loss of asthma control as part of a self-management action plan. The expert panel followed an adaptation process to identify and appraise existing guidelines on the specified topics. In addition, literature searches were performed to identify relevant systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials. The panel formally assessed and graded the evidence, and made 34 recommendations.RESULTS: The updated guideline recommendations outline a role for inclusion of assessment of sputum eosinophils, in addition to standard measures of asthma control, to guide adjustment of controller therapy in adults with moderate to severe asthma. Appraisal of the evidence regarding which adjunct controller therapy to add to ICS and at what ICS dose to begin adjunct therapy in children and adults with poor asthma control supported the 2010 CTS Consensus Summary recommendations. New recommendations for the adjustment of controller medication within written action plans are provided. Finally, priority areas for future research were identified.CONCLUSIONS: The present document is an executive summary of the first update of the CTS Asthma Guidelines following the Canadian Respiratory Guidelines Committee’s new guideline development process. Tools and strategies to support guideline implementation will be developed and the CTS will continue to regularly provide updates reflecting new evidence.
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dc.identifier.citationM Diane Lougheed, Catherine Lemiere, Francine M Ducharme, et al., “Canadian Thoracic Society 2012 Guideline Update: Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Preschoolers, Children and Adults: Executive Summary,” Canadian Respiratory Journal, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. e81-e88, 2012. doi:10.1155/2012/214129
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1155/2012/214129
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/108331
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.rights.holderCopyright © 2012 Canadian Thoracic Society. This open-access article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (CC BY-NC) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits reuse, distribution and reproduction of the article, provided that the original work is properly cited and the reuse is restricted to noncommercial purposes.
dc.titleCanadian Thoracic Society 2012 Guideline Update: Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Preschoolers, Children and Adults: Executive Summary
dc.typeJournal Article
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