2015
DOI: 10.7196/samjnew.8208
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Indications for the use of bronchial thermoplasty in severe asthma

Abstract: Approximately 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 … Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
1

Citation Types

0
1
0

Year Published

2015
2015
2015
2015

Publication Types

Select...
1

Relationship

0
1

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 1 publication
(1 citation statement)
references
References 12 publications
0
1
0
Order By: Relevance
“…A 'Forum' article by Dheda et al [1] introduces practitioners to indications for the use of bronchial thermoplasty in severe asthma, while Koegelenberg et al [2] provide recommendations for endoscopic lung volume reduction (ELVR) in emphysema. [2] It is recommended that all ELVR procedures should be performed in the context of a local and/or international registry.…”
Section: Bronchial Thermoplasty and Endoscopic Lung Volume Reductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A 'Forum' article by Dheda et al [1] introduces practitioners to indications for the use of bronchial thermoplasty in severe asthma, while Koegelenberg et al [2] provide recommendations for endoscopic lung volume reduction (ELVR) in emphysema. [2] It is recommended that all ELVR procedures should be performed in the context of a local and/or international registry.…”
Section: Bronchial Thermoplasty and Endoscopic Lung Volume Reductionmentioning
confidence: 99%