scholarly journals Prevention of COPD exacerbations: a European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society guideline

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 1602265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jadwiga A. Wedzicha ◽  
Peter M.A. Calverley ◽  
Richard K. Albert ◽  
Antonio Anzueto ◽  
Gerard J. Criner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
American Thoracic Society ◽  
European Respiratory Society ◽  
Copd Exacerbations ◽  
American Thoracic Society Guideline ◽  
Society Guideline

scholarly journals The Occupational Burden of Nonmalignant Respiratory Diseases. An Official American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society Statement

2019 ◽  
Vol 199 (11) ◽  
pp. 1312-1334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul D. Blanc ◽  
Isabella Annesi-Maesano ◽  
John R. Balmes ◽  
Kristin J. Cummings ◽  
David Fishwick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
American Thoracic Society ◽  
European Respiratory Society ◽  
Occupational Burden

Telehealth spirometry for children with cystic fibrosis

2019 ◽  
Vol 105 (12) ◽  
pp. 1203-1205
Author(s):  
Karla Logie ◽  
Liam Welsh ◽  
Sarath C Ranganathan
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Home Monitoring ◽  
American Thoracic Society ◽  
Computer Hardware ◽  
Hospital Visit ◽  
European Respiratory Society ◽  
Time Saving ◽  
Median Distance ◽  
Home Based ◽  
The Family

AimWe assessed the feasibility of telehealth spirometry assessments for children with cystic fibrosis (CF) living in a regional setting.MethodPatients with acceptable computer hardware at home were provided with a SpiroUSB (Vyaire) spirometer. Spirometry was performed during ‘home admissions’ or for ongoing home monitoring in children living outside metropolitan Melbourne. At the end of the session, the family forwarded the data to the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne.ResultsTwenty-two patients aged 7 to 17 years participated, with spirometry successful in 55 of 59 (93%) attempted sessions according to American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society criteria. The median distance between the subject’s home and the hospital was 238 km (range 62–537 km) which equated to a travel time saving of 5 hours and 34 min per hospital visit.ConclusionHome-based telehealth spirometry is feasible in children with CF and can support the CF team during home-based admissions and for ongoing outpatient monitoring.

scholarly journals Management of COPD exacerbations: a European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society guideline

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 1600791 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jadwiga A. Wedzicha ◽  
Marc Miravitlles ◽  
John R. Hurst ◽  
Peter M.A. Calverley ◽  
Richard K. Albert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
Antibiotic Therapy ◽  
Pulmonary Rehabilitation ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
European Respiratory Society ◽  
Copd Exacerbations ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Hospitalised Patients

This document provides clinical recommendations for treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations.Comprehensive evidence syntheses, including meta-analyses, were performed to summarise all available evidence relevant to the Task Force's questions. The evidence was appraised using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach and the results were summarised in evidence profiles. The evidence syntheses were discussed and recommendations formulated by a multidisciplinary Task Force of COPD experts.After considering the balance of desirable and undesirable consequences, quality of evidence, feasibility, and acceptability of various interventions, the Task Force made: 1) a strong recommendation for noninvasive mechanical ventilation of patients with acute or acute-on-chronic respiratory failure; 2) conditional recommendations for oral corticosteroids in outpatients, oral rather than intravenous corticosteroids in hospitalised patients, antibiotic therapy, home-based management, and the initiation of pulmonary rehabilitation within 3 weeks after hospital discharge; and 3) a conditional recommendation against the initiation of pulmonary rehabilitation during hospitalisation.The Task Force provided recommendations related to corticosteroid therapy, antibiotic therapy, noninvasive mechanical ventilation, home-based management, and early pulmonary rehabilitation in patients having a COPD exacerbation. These recommendations should be reconsidered as new evidence becomes available.

An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement: Asthma Control and Exacerbations

2009 ◽  
Vol 180 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen K. Reddel ◽  
D. Robin Taylor ◽  
Eric D. Bateman ◽  
Louis-Philippe Boulet ◽  
Homer A. Boushey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Asthma Control ◽  
American Thoracic Society ◽  
European Respiratory Society
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