Efficacy of sequential three-step empirical therapy for chronic cough
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF COMBINATION THERAPY OF INTERFERON-ALPHA 2B PLUS RIBAVIRIN FOR CHRONIC HEPATITIS C
Introduction: The aim of this study is to assess the therapeutic efficacy and safety of a particular brand of IFN alpha (PDferon B®) in combination with ribavirin (RlBA) on Iranian patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). The addition of RIBA to the standard treatment with interferon (IFN) alpha led to an improvement in sustained virologic response (SVR) from less than 20% with IFN monother...
متن کاملEmpirical treatment of chronic cough-a cost-effectiveness analysis
Chronic cough of unknown etiology is often difficult to diagnose, thus, there exists controversy regarding the management of such patients. Although the ACCP (American College of Chest Physicians) statement in 1998 recommended that treatment should follow testing, recent evidence suggests that empirical treatment of GERD is more cost-effective than testing followed by treatment, in both chronic...
متن کاملChronic Cough 2 Management of chronic cough
Cough that remains unexplained after basic clinical assessment is a common reason for referral to secondary care. Much of the evidence about management of isolated chronic cough is derived from case series; this evidence suggests that isolated chronic cough is usually due to asthma, gastro-oesophageal refl ux disease, and upper airway conditions, and that it can be cured in most people by treat...
متن کاملEfficacy of speech pathology management for chronic cough: a randomised placebo controlled trial of treatment efficacy.
BACKGROUND Chronic cough that persists despite medical treatment may respond to speech pathology intervention, but the efficacy of such treatment has not been investigated in prospective randomised trials. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of a speech pathology intervention programme for chronic cough. METHODS A single blind, randomised, placebo controlled trial was conducte...
متن کاملChronic cough – assessment of treatment efficacy based on two questionnaires
INTRODUCTION Efficacy of chronic cough treatment is ambiguous. The aim of the study was to analyze chronic cough alleviation after specific treatment and the relationship between cough etiology and treatment efficacy. MATERIAL AND METHODS A stepwise diagnostic approach was used to diagnose cough etiology in non-smoking adults with chronic cough. In all patients specific treatment was applied....
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1753-4666,1753-4666
DOI: 10.1177/1753465817711187