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The Saudi initiative for asthma - 2012 update: Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma in adults and children
Mohamed S Al-Moamary1, Sami A Alhaider2, Mohamed S Al-Hajjaj3, Mohammed O Al-Ghobain1, Majdy M Idrees4, Mohammed O Zeitouni5, Adel S Al-Harbi6, Maha M Al Dabbagh7, Hussain Al-Matar8, Hassan S Alorainy9
1 Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2 Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
3 Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, Medical College, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
4 Pulmonary Division, Department of Medicine, Military Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
5 Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
6 Department of Pediatrics, Military Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
7 Department of Pediatrics, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
8 Department of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Al Faisal, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
9 Department of Respiratory Care, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Correspondence Address:
Mohamed S Al-Moamary
Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
 Source of Support: This Saudi Initiative for asthma received financial and logistic support from the Saudi Thoracic Society, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
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This an updated guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma, developed by the Saudi Initiative for Asthma (SINA) group, a subsidiary of the Saudi Thoracic Society. The main objective of SINA is to have updated guidelines, which are simple to understand and easy to use by non-asthma specialists, including primary care and general practice physicians. This new version includes updates of acute and chronic asthma management, with more emphasis on the use of Asthma Control Test in the management of asthma, and a new section on "difficult-to-treat asthma." Further, the section on asthma in children was re-written to cover different aspects in this age group. The SINA panel is a group of Saudi experts with well-respected academic backgrounds and experience in the field of asthma. The guidelines are formatted based on the available evidence, local literature, and the current situation in Saudi Arabia. There was an emphasis on patient-doctor partnership in the management that also includes a self-management plan. The approach adopted by the SINA group is mainly based on disease control as it is the ultimate goal of treatment. |
