PMID- 20455316
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100525
LR  - 20140912
IS  - 0256-9574 (Print)
VI  - 99
IP  - 12 Pt 2
DP  - 2009 Dec
TI  - Guideline for the management of chronic asthma in children--2009 update.
PG  - 898-912
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To revise the guideline for the diagnosis and management of chronic 
      asthma in children in view of the following considerations: the existing South 
      African Childhood Asthma Working Group (SACAWG) guideline was produced 10 years 
      ago; diagnosis of asthma in young children remains a challenge; evidence-based 
      treatment is the new paradigm; new treatment approaches to achieving and 
      maintaining control; therapeutic roles of several medications have evolved; more 
      studies and data on treatment in young children; new medications and 
      formulations; a change of emphasis in assessing asthma control to guide treatment 
      changes. The main aim of the guideline is to promote a better standard of 
      treatment based on understanding of the pathophysiology and pharmacotherapy of 
      asthma, and encouraging uniformity in asthma management. EVIDENCE: A detailed 
      literature review by a working group of clinicians from relevant disciplines. The 
      strategies recommended are classified according to the evidence category in 
      Appendix B, and denoted as Evidence A, B, C and D. RECOMMENDATIONS: These include 
      an appropriate diagnostic approach, environmental control measures, treatment 
      options, definition of asthma control, and strategies to achieve control. 
      ENDORSEMENT: The guideline document was endorsed by the South African Thoracic 
      Society (SATS), the National Asthma Education Programme (NAEP), the South African 
      Paediatric Association (SAPA) and the South African Academy of Family Practice.
FAU - Motala, C
AU  - Motala C
AD  - Division of Allergy, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of 
      Cape Town and Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town. 
      cassim.motala@uct.ac.za
FAU - Green, R J
AU  - Green RJ
FAU - Manjra, A I
AU  - Manjra AI
FAU - Potter, P C
AU  - Potter PC
FAU - Zar, H J
AU  - Zar HJ
CN  - South African Childhood Asthma Working Group
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Practice Guideline
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - South Africa
TA  - S Afr Med J
JT  - South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
JID - 0404520
RN  - 0 (Anti-Asthmatic Agents)
RN  - 0 (Environmental Pollutants)
SB  - IM
MH  - Administration, Inhalation
MH  - Anti-Asthmatic Agents/*therapeutic use
MH  - Asthma/diagnosis/*therapy
MH  - Child
MH  - Chronic Disease
MH  - Environmental Pollutants
MH  - Humans
EDAT- 2010/05/12 06:00
MHDA- 2010/05/26 06:00
CRDT- 2010/05/12 06:00
PHST- 2010/05/12 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/05/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/05/26 06:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - S Afr Med J. 2009 Dec;99(12 Pt 2):898-912.