Publications by authors named "Sally A Welham"
The British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guidelines for Bronchiectasis in adults were published in January 2019, and comprise recommendations for treatment from primary to tertiary care. Here, we outline the practical implications of these guidelines for primary care practitioners. A diagnosis of bronchiectasis should be considered when a patient presents with a recurrent or persistent (>8 weeks) productive cough.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe new British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guideline for Bronchiectasis in Adults has been published. This article provides a summary of key highlights of the new BTS Guideline and covers who to investigate, what investigations should be carried out and a management strategy.
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- The study investigates the safety and procedural outcomes of bronchial thermoplasty (BT) for severe asthma patients in routine UK practice.
- It utilized data from the British Thoracic Society UK Difficult Asthma Registry and Hospital Episodes Statistics to assess patient characteristics and safety outcomes, revealing that 20.4% of patients experienced complications or readmissions post-procedure.
- Results showed that BT patients in clinical practice had poorer baseline lung function and quality of life compared to those in clinical trials, explaining higher adverse event rates.
- Further research is needed to evaluate the long-term safety and effectiveness of BT.
The BTS pleural procedures audit collected data over a 2-month period in June and July 2011. In contrast with the 2010 audit, which focussed simply on chest drain insertions, data on all pleural aspirations and local anaesthetic thoracoscopy (LAT) was also collected. Ninety hospitals submitted data, covering a patient population of 33 million.
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