Effective asthma management: is it time to let the AIR out of SABA?

A Kaplan, PD Mitchell, AJ Cave, R Gagnon… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
For years, standard asthma treatment has included short acting beta agonists (SABA),
including as monotherapy in patients with mild asthma symptoms. In the Global Initiative for …

Future risks in patients with severe asthma

WJ Song, JH Lee, Y Kang, WJ Joung… - Allergy, asthma & …, 2019 - synapse.koreamed.org
A major burden of severe asthma is the future risk of adverse health outcomes. Patients with
severe asthma are prone to serious exacerbation and deterioration of lung function and may …

Impact of comorbid asthma on severity of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

SC Lee, KJ Son, CH Han, JY Jung, SC Park - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The severity of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is associated with various comorbidities.
However, no studies have yet demonstrated the potential risk of respiratory failure and …

Cold temperature and sudden temperature drop as novel risk factors of asthma exacerbation: a longitudinal study in 18 Chinese cities

Y Zhu, T Yang, S Huang, H Li, J Lei, X Xue… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Few studies have explored the role of ambient temperature in asthma
exacerbation. Objective We aimed to explore the association of temperature with diurnal …

Medical costs and productivity loss due to mild, moderate, and severe asthma in the United States

HJ Song, KV Blake, DL Wilson… - Journal of Asthma …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background Little is known about economic and productivity loss by severity of asthma. We
investigate health-care utilization, direct medical costs, and indirect costs due to productivity …

Manifesto on united airways diseases (UAD): an Interasma (global asthma association–GAA) document

A Tiotiu, P Novakova, I Baiardini, A Bikov… - Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The large amount of evidence and the renewed interest in upper and lower
airways involvement in infectious and inflammatory diseases has led Interasma (Global …

Trajectory analyses of adherence patterns in a real-life moderate to severe asthma population

JFM van Boven, M Koponen, S Lalic, J George… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Global Initiative for Asthma step 5 therapies (GINA-5), other than inhaled
corticosteroids and long-acting β-agonists in fixed dose combinations (ICS/LABA FDC) …

The effects of nebulized ketamine and intravenous magnesium sulfate on corticosteroid resistant asthma exacerbation; a randomized clinical trial

K Farshadfar, M Sohooli, R Shekouhi… - Asthma Research and …, 2021 - Springer
Background and aims Asthma exacerbation is defined as an acute attack of shortness of
breath with more than 25% decrease in morning peak flow compared to the baseline on 2 …

Independent risk factors for death in patients admitted for asthma exacerbation in Taiwan

YL Chang, HK Ko, MS Lu, CL Chou, KC Su… - NPJ Primary Care …, 2020 - nature.com
The independent risk factors for death in patients admitted for asthma exacerbation have not
been thoroughly investigated. This study aimed to investigate these independent risk factors …

Health-related quality of life and health utilities of mild, moderate, and severe asthma: Evidence from the medical expenditure panel survey

HJ Song, KV Blake, DL Wilson… - Journal of Asthma …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Little information is known about the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and
the patient's preference values by the severity of asthma. We evaluated the HRQOL and …