Global Quality Standard for Identification and Management of Severe Asthma

Although only 10% of patients with asthma have severe disease, these patients use up to half of all health care resources used to treat asthma. For the patient, severe asthma is associated with substantial morbidity, increased risk of death, and poor quality of life. Effective treatments for severe asthma are available, yet access to these treatments varies for many patients around the globe, and they are not always used effectively when available.

Read the publication: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12325-020-01450-7