Chinese Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2003;0(01):-

The clinical analysis of long term treatment and management of 122 asthmatic patients

Yifeng HUANG ; Ting CHEN ; Hui XI

Keywords

Asthma; Treatment; Management

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Objective To explore a brief regimen to treat and manage asthmatic patients.Methods 122 asthmatic patients(including 12 inpatients) treated and managed at respiratory clinic were followed up for 1~10 years.The data of these patients were collected and analysed Results On the base of asthma education patients were received inhaled glucocorticoid combined with ? 2 agonist and/or theophylline for two to five years Of 122 patients,20(16 4%) patients remised and remained good control without any medication,90(73 8%) patients relapsed within 1 to 2 years after drug withdrawal Conclusions Asthmatic patients must be treated and managed regularly according to GINA It was especially emphasized that inhaled glucocorticoid is the mainstay of ling term threapy Most patients can remise for quite a long time with agreeable quality of life while a few patients can be cured