Risk factors for severe exacerbations in a real-life population of adults with severe refractory asthma

Conclusion: Over 80% of a real-life population of adults with severe refractory asthma gave a history of frequent (≥2) severe exacerbations in the last year. Clinical outcomes and inflammatory variables were independent risk factors for severe exacerbations in this population. Further analysis will examine whether combining the independent risk factors in a scoring system can identify those at greatest risk of severe exacerbations.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 6, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Chaudhuri, R., Heaney, L. G., Gallagher, N., Brightling, C. E., Menzies-Gow, A. N., Mansur, A. H., Niven, R., Cowan, D. C., Lee, W.-t. N., McSharry, C., Shepherd, M., Patterson, C. C., Yang, J. F., Thomson, N. C. Tags: Allergy and immunology Source Type: research