GINA 2019: A Fundamental Change in Asthma Management
5 Jul, 2019 | 02:24h | UTCGINA 2019: a fundamental change in asthma management – European Respiratory Journal (free)
Original Guideline: 2019 GINA Report, Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention (free PDF)
Related Studies: #ATS2019 – Controlled Trial of Budesonide–Formoterol as Needed for Mild Asthma (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Randomized Controlled Trials: Treatments for Mild Asthma Compared (link to abstract and commentaries)
“GINA no longer recommends treating adults/adolescents with asthma with short-acting bronchodilators alone. Instead, they should receive symptom-driven (in mild asthma) or a daily corticosteroid-containing inhaler, to reduce risk of severe exacerbations.”