Measuring the perception of symptom, drug use and allergen immunotherapy efficacy using the Visual Analogue Scale

Ciprandi, Giorgio; Tosca, Maria Angela; Silvestri, Michela

doi:10.1586/1744666x.2014.872034

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“…VAS is a psychometric test able to assess the perception of symptoms and is commonly used in clinical practice. VAS also well correlates with objective measurement of nasal obstruction and can be re-assessed to evaluate change over time [107,108].…”

Section: Pragmatic Work-upmentioning

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Inflammation, infection, and allergy of upper airways: new insights from national and real-world studies

Varricchio¹,

Mantia

Brunese³

et al. 2020

Ital J Pediatr

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The upper airways (UA) should be considered as a functional unit. Current functional anatomy divides URT in three, mutually dependent, "junction boxes": i) the ostio-meatal complex (OMC), ii) the spheno-ethmoidal recess (SER), and iii) the rhinopharynx (RP). Correct ventilation and effective mucociliary clearance of these sites significantly affect the healthy physiology of the entire respiratory system. The OMC, SER, and RP obstruction is the first pathogenic step in the inflammatory/infectious cascade of UA disorders. The inflammation of the respiratory mucosa is the main pathogenic factor for airway obstruction. Moreover, bacterial biofilm (a strategy modality of bacterial survival) is an important local cause of systemic antibiotic ineffectiveness, recurrent infections, and antibiotic resistance. Health microbiota guarantees UA wellness; on the contrary, dysbiosis promotes and worsens UA infections. Allergy, namely type 2 inflammation, is a common cause of UA obstruction such as promoting in turn infections. Fiberoptic endoscopy is a mandatory diagnostic tool in clinical practice. Nasal cytology, mainly concerning flow cytometry, allows defining rhinitis phenotypes so allowing a precision medicine approach. Several conventional therapeutic approaches are available, but efficacy and safety should be ever properly considered before the prescription. Also, complementary medicine plays a fruitful role in the management of UA diseases. National and real-world studies are reported and discussed as they may be useful in daily clinical practice.

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confidence: 99%

Inflammation, infection, and allergy of upper airways: new insights from national and real-world studies

Varricchio¹,

Mantia

Brunese³

et al. 2020

Ital J Pediatr

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“…The perception of symptoms and drug use, measured by the visual analog scale (VAS), could be recognized as a very useful, simple, quick, and handy tool in clinical practice [20]. Formerly, a real-life pediatric study has demonstrated that the perception of breathlessness, assessed by VAS, was related with forced expiratory volume at 1 s (FEV 1 ) and, in particular, a VAS value of 6 was found to be a reliable cutoff (area under the curve = 0.83; Odds Ratio = 9.4) for discriminating children with bronchial obstruction [21].…”

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Pragmatic Markers in the Management of Asthma: A Real-World-Based Approach

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Bronchial hyperreactivity, reversible airflow limitation and chronic airway inflammation characterize asthma pathophysiology. Personalized medicine, i.e., a tailored management approach, is appropriate for asthma management and is based on the identification of peculiar phenotypes and endotypes. Biomarkers are necessary for defining phenotypes and endotypes. Several biomarkers have been described in asthma, but most of them are experimental and/or not commonly available. The current paper will, therefore, present pragmatic biomarkers useful for asthma management that are available in daily clinical practice. In this regard, eosinophil assessment and serum allergen-specific IgE assay are the most reliable biomarkers. Lung function, mainly concerning forced expiratory flow at 25-755 of vital capacity (FEF25-75), and nasal cytology may be envisaged as ancillary biomarkers in asthma management. In conclusion, biomarkers have clinical relevance in asthma concerning both the endotype definition and the personalization of the therapy.

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“…Postoperative lower back pain was assessed by using the Visual Analogue Scale/Score (VAS) ( 10 ), defined as mild pain at 1–3 scores moderate pain at 4–6 scores, severe pain at 7–10 scores.…”

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Local injection of dexamethasone helping to prevent lower back pain after epidural delivery analgesia

Yang

Liu

et al. 2018

Exp Ther Med

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This report aims to retrospectively analyze the clinical effect of local pretreatment with dexamethasone (DXMS) on lower back pain after epidural labor analgesia. Patients with epidural labor analgesia treated in People's Hospital of Rizhao from January 2014 to December 2016 were studied. All 368 cases involved were pregnant primipara with full-term single birth. Parturient received injection of DXMS and lidocaine mixture around the epidural puncture point was the observation group (n=188), and parturient received injection of 0.9% sodium chloride and lidocaine mixture around the epidural puncture point was the control group (n=180). The incidence and degree of lower back pain postoperatively in the two groups were evaluated by pain visual analogue scale method. The incidence of lower back pain at 48 h, 72 h after operation in observation group was significantly lower than that in control group (p<0.05). Among patients undergoing one puncture and more than one puncture, the incidence of postoperative lower back pain in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group (59.26%) (p<0.05). Among the parturient with spontaneous delivery, the incidence of postoperative lower back pain in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group (p=0.028). Among the cesarean section patients, the incidence of pain in observation group was significantly lower than that in control group (p=0.019). At 48 and 72 h after operation, severe pain in the observation group was significantly less than that in the control group (p<0.05). DXMS local pretreatment can significantly reduce the incidence of postoperative lower back pain and the degree of pain after epidural delivery analgesia. DXMS pretreatment in epidural analgesia deserved to be widely used clinically.

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Measuring the perception of symptom, drug use and allergen immunotherapy efficacy using the Visual Analogue Scale

Cited by 6 publications

References 21 publications

Inflammation, infection, and allergy of upper airways: new insights from national and real-world studies

Inflammation, infection, and allergy of upper airways: new insights from national and real-world studies

Pragmatic Markers in the Management of Asthma: A Real-World-Based Approach

Local injection of dexamethasone helping to prevent lower back pain after epidural delivery analgesia

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