Table 1 Respirologist-adjudicated decisions about patients’ asthma classifications and treatments, for cases where ERS/ATS 2014 guidelines were unclear
Treatment scheme not clearly defined by ERS/ATS 2014 | Classification decision – defined by 3 respirologists |
|---|---|
1: Patients using non-high dose of ICS + LAMA | Severe asthma |
2: Patients using non-high dose of ICS + LABA+Anti-IgE | Severe asthma |
3: Patients using OCS with other controllers that are not ICS | Severe asthma |
4: Patients using non-high dose of ICS + 2 or more controllers (leukotrienes receptor antagonist OR LABA OR xanthines (theophylline OR aminophylline) | Non-severe asthma |