Asthma in adults

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Astma bij volwassenen: diagnose en monitoring in de eerste lijn

Published by:Werkgroep Ontwikkeling Richtlijnen Eerste Lijn (Worel)

Last published:2020

Asthme chez l’adulte : diagnostic et surveillance en soins de santé primaires

Published by:Groupe de Travail Développement de recommmandations de première ligne

Last published:2020

International guidelines

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Global strategy for asthma management and prevention[52]

Published by:Global Initiative for Asthma

Last published:2024

Clinical practice guideline: immunotherapy for inhalant allergy[183]

Published by:American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Last published:2024

Diagnosis and management of difficult-to-treat and severe asthma[75]

Published by:Global Initiative for Asthma

Last published:2023

Australian asthma handbook: the national guidelines for health professionals[77]

Published by:National Asthma Council

Last published:2022

Guidelines for the diagnosis of asthma in adults[55]

Published by:European Respiratory Society

Last published:2022

EAACI biologicals guidelines: recommendations for severe asthma[185]

Published by:European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Last published:2021

Asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management[78]

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)

Last published:2021

Diagnosis and management of asthma in preschoolers, children and adults[73]

Published by:Canadian Thoracic Society

Last published:2021

Use of fractional exhaled nitric oxide to guide the treatment of asthma[68]

Published by:American Thoracic Society

Last published:2021

Japanese guidelines for adult asthma 2020[76]

Published by:Japanese Society of Allergology

Last published:2020

Management of severe asthma[186]

Published by:European Respiratory Society; American Thoracic Society

Last published:2020

British Thoracic Society guideline for the use of long-term macrolides in adults with respiratory disease[188]

Published by:British Thoracic Society

Last published:2020

2020 focused updates to the asthma management guidelines[62]Expert Panel Working Group of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) administered and coordinated National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee (NAEPPCC); Cloutier MM, Baptist AP, Blake KV, et al. 2020 focused updates to the asthma management guidelines: a report from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee Expert Panel Working Group. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020 Dec;146(6):1217-70.

Published by:National Institutes of Health; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Last published:2020

British guideline on the management of asthma[79]

Published by:British Thoracic Society; Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

Last published:2019

EAACI guidelines on allergen immunotherapy: house dust mite-driven allergic asthma[187]

Published by:European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Last published:2019

Chronic asthma[184]

Published by:Toward Optimized Practice (Alberta Doctors)

Last published:2018

Recognition and management of severe asthma[74]

Published by:Canadian Thoracic Society

Last published:2017

Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma: expert panel report 3[1]

Published by:National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Last published:2007

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Asthma in adults

Your Organizational Guidance

Astma bij volwassenen: diagnose en monitoring in de eerste lijn

Asthme chez l’adulte : diagnostic et surveillance en soins de santé primaires

International guidelines

Global strategy for asthma management and prevention[52]Global Initiative for Asthma. 2024 global strategy for asthma management and prevention. May 2024 [internet publication]. https://ginasthma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GINA-2024-Strategy-Report-24_05_22_WMS.pdf

Clinical practice guideline: immunotherapy for inhalant allergy​[183]Gurgel RK, Baroody FM, Damask CC, et al. Clinical practice guideline: immunotherapy for inhalant allergy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Mar;170(suppl 1):S1-42. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38408152?tool=bestpractice.com

Diagnosis and management of difficult-to-treat and severe asthma[75]Global Initiative for Asthma. Diagnosis and management of difficult-to-treat & severe asthma. 2023 [internet publication]. https://ginasthma.org/severeasthma

Australian asthma handbook: the national guidelines for health professionals[77]National Asthma Council. Australian asthma handbook: the national guidelines for health professionals. April 2022 [internet publication]. https://www.asthmahandbook.org.au

Asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management[78]National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management. March 2021 [internet publication]. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng80

Chronic asthma[184]Toward Optimized Practice (Alberta Doctors). Chronic asthma. April 2018 [internet publication]. https://actt.albertadoctors.org/CPGs/Lists/CPGDocumentList/Chronic-Asthma-CPG.pdf

Recognition and management of severe asthma[74]Canadian Thoracic Society. Recognition and management of severe asthma: a Canadian Thoracic Society position statement. 2017 [internet publication]. https://cts-sct.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Recognition-and-Management-of-Severe-Asthma.pdf

Global strategy for asthma management and prevention[52]

Clinical practice guideline: immunotherapy for inhalant allergy[183]

Diagnosis and management of difficult-to-treat and severe asthma[75]

Australian asthma handbook: the national guidelines for health professionals[77]

Asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management[78]

Chronic asthma[184]

Recognition and management of severe asthma[74]