rss
Thorax 59:550-556 doi:10.1136/thx.2003.014936
  • Asthma

Doubling the dose of budesonide versus maintenance treatment in asthma exacerbations

Table 3

 Treatment failure associated with initial ICS dose

ICS dose MD group (n = 52) DD group (n = 46) Total (n = 98)
No Yes Treatment failure (%) No Yes Treatment failure (%) No Yes Treatment failure (%)
MD = maintenance dose group; DD = double dose group.
⩽400 μg 18 7 28 12 5 29 30 12 28
>400 μg 13 14 52 15 14 48 28 28 50

This Article

  1. Abstract
  2. Full text
  3. PDF

Free sample
This recent issue is free to all users to allow everyone the opportunity to see the full scope and typical content of Thorax.
View free sample issue >>

Don't forget to sign up for content alerts so you keep up to date with all the articles as they are published.