Consensus on the management of united airways disease with type 2 inflammation: a multidisciplinary Delphi study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Scientific evidence on patients with multimorbid type 2 asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) from a united airways disease (UAD) perspective remains scarce, despite the frequent coexistence of these entities. We aimed to generate expert consensus-based recommendations for the management of UAD patients.

Methods

Using a two-round Delphi method, Spanish expert allergists, pulmonologists and otolaryngologists expressed their agreement on 32 statements (52 items) on a 9-point Likert scale, classified as appropriate (median 7-9), uncertain (4-6) or inappropriate (1-3). Consensus was considered when at least two-thirds of the panel scored within the range containing the median.

Results

A panel of 30 experts reached consensus on the appropr

SUBMITTER: Blanco-Aparicio M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10124060 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature