Uruguayan consensus on asthma management
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ASTHMA, URUGUAYAbstract
The diversity of approaches in the diagnosis and treatment of asthma and the multiplication of guides, norms and consensus for its management, which for years have pointed in the same direction, led us to bring together different specialists from all over the country to unify criteria. in this sense in our environment.
The existing data in the international arena and the norms for the diagnosis and treatment of asthma, published in 1993 by the Department of Pneumology of the University of the Republic, are the basis of this publication.
In the spirit that the results of this effort reach all members of the health team, we have proposed not only to involve representatives of all levels and specialties in its preparation, but also to widely disseminate it.
To achieve this purpose, a survey on the knowledge of general practitioners about the aforementioned documents was previously carried out. It was also sought to bring together representatives from all over the country, from all levels of care, adult physicians and pediatricians. We have had the participation of former professors of internal medicine, professors of all departments and scientific societies related to the subject. In the last two years, meetings and workshops were held, the result of which is the one that is being considered.
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