Recent Developments In Bronchial Thermoplasty For Severe Asthma.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Bronchial thermoplasty is approved in many countries worldwide as a non-pharmacological treatment for severe asthma. This review summarizes recent publications on the selection of patients with severe asthma for bronchial thermoplasty, predictors of a beneficial response and developments in the procedure and discusses specific issues about bronchial thermoplasty including effectiveness in clinical practice, mechanism of action, cost-effectiveness, and place in management.

Results

Bronchial thermoplasty is a treatment option for patients with severe asthma after assessment and management of causes of difficult-to-control asthma, such as nonadherence, poor inhaler technique, comorbidities, under treatment, and other behavioral factors. Patients treated with bronchial t

SUBMITTER: Thomson NC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6875488 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature