Indications for the use of bronchial thermoplasty in severe asthma

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dc.contributor.authorDheda, Keertanen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKoegelenberg, Coenraad F. N.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorEsmail, Aliasgaren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorIrusen, Elvisen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWechsler, Michaelen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNiven, Rob M.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorChung, Kian Fanen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBateman, Eric D.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-28T09:47:10Z
dc.date.available2016-07-28T09:47:10Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionCITATION: Dheda, K., et al. 2015. Indications for the use of bronchial thermoplasty in severe asthma. South African Medical Journal, 105(10):808-809, doi:10.7196/SAMJnew.8208.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
dc.description.abstractApproximately 5% of the ~3 million asthmatics in South Africa have severe asthma that is associated with substantial morbidity, cost, absenteeism, preventable mortality, and the requirement for costly chronic medication that may be associated with significant adverse events. There is an unmet need for alternative safer and more effective interventions for severe asthma. A recently introduced option, bronchial thermoplasty (BT), imparts radiofrequency-generated heat energy to the airways to cause regression of airway smooth muscle. The effectiveness of this technique has been confirmed in randomised control trials and is now endorsed by several international guidelines, including the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guideline, the British Asthma Guideline, and the UK National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) guideline. We recommend BT as a potential therapeutic intervention for severe uncontrolled asthma, provided that it is performed by an experienced pulmonologist at an accredited centre and done within the broader context of appropriate management of the disease by doctors experienced in treating difficult-to-control asthma.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/view/10020
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent2 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDheda, K., et al. 2015. Indications for the use of bronchial thermoplasty in severe asthma. South African Medical Journal, 105(10):808-809, doi:10.7196/SAMJnew.8208
dc.identifier.issn2078-5135 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.7196/SAMJnew.8208
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/99265
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth & Medical Publishing Groupen_ZA
dc.rights.holderHealth & Medical Publishing Groupen_ZA
dc.subjectBronchial asthmaen_ZA
dc.subjectBronchial thermoplastyen_ZA
dc.subjectAsthma -- Treatmenten_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectAsthma -- Chemotherapyen_ZA
dc.titleIndications for the use of bronchial thermoplasty in severe asthmaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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