Diagnosis and management of asthma - Statement on the 2015 GINA Guidelines

Fritz Horak; Daniel Doberer; Ernst Eber; Elisabeth Horak; Wolfgang Pohl; Josef Riedler; Zsolt Szépfalusi; Felix Wantke; Angela Zacharasiewicz; Michael Studnicka

doi:10.1007/s00508-016-1019-4

Diagnosis and management of asthma - Statement on the 2015 GINA Guidelines

Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2016 Aug;128(15-16):541-54. doi: 10.1007/s00508-016-1019-4. Epub 2016 Jul 1.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Allergy Center Vienna West, Hütteldorfertraße 46, 1150, Vienna, Austria. f.horak@allergiezentrum.at.
² Wilhelminen Hospital, Department of Internal and Pulmonary Medicine, Teaching Hospital of the Medical University of Vienna, Montleartstraße 37, 1160, Vienna, Austria.
³ Clinical Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergology University Clinic for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Graz University, Auenbruggerplatz 34/2, 8036, Graz, Austria.
⁴ Pediatric Pulmonology/Allergology, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine Innsbruck, Anichstr. 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
⁵ Department of Respiratory and Lung Diseases, Hietzing Hospital, Karl Landsteiner Institute for Experimental and Clinical Pulmonology, Wolkersbergenstraße 1, 1130, Vienna, Austria.
⁶ Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Kardinal Schwarzenberg Hospital, Kardinal-Schwarzenbergstraße 2-6, 5620, Schwarzach, Austria.
⁷ Clin. Department for Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergology and Endocrinology, University Clinic for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
⁸ Floridsdorf Allergy Center, Franz Jonas Platz 8/6, 1210, Vienna, Austria.
⁹ Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Wilhelminen Hospital, Montleartstr.37, 1160, Vienna, Austria.
¹⁰ University Clinic for Pulmonology, Hospital Salzburg, University Hospital of Paracelsus Private Medical University, Müllner Hauptstraße 48, 5020, Salzburg, Austria.

Abstract

This statement was written by a group of pulmonologists and pediatric pulmonologists belonging to the corresponding professional associations ÖGP (Austrian Society for Pulmonology) and ÖGKJ (Austrian Society for pediatric and adolescent medicine) to provide a concise overview of the latest updates in the 2015 GINA Guidelines and to include aspects that are specific to Austria.

Keywords: GINA; asthma; diagnosis; guidelines; treatment.

MeSH terms

Anti-Asthmatic Agents / administration & dosage*
Asthma / diagnosis*
Asthma / therapy*
Austria
Child, Preschool
Combined Modality Therapy / standards
Drug Monitoring / standards
Evidence-Based Medicine / standards
Female
Humans
Immunotherapy / standards
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Medical History Taking / standards
Pediatrics / standards
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
Pulmonary Medicine / standards*
Respiratory Function Tests / standards*

Substances

Anti-Asthmatic Agents