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ArticleFederal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS2023

A Better Way to Breathe: Combining Allergy and Pulmonary Care Into One Clinic.

Kelly Colas, Kavita Vyas, Dipa K Sheth

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Article in Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Kelly ColasDepartment of Allergy and Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle.
Kavita VyasDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Dipa K ShethDepartment of Allergy and Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The use of biologic agents for severe asthma has transformed management, decreasing asthma exacerbations, improving lung function, reducing corticosteroid use, and decreasing hospitalizations. However, numerous financial and logistic barriers have complicated the implementation of biologic agents, including long wait times to see specialists and insurance coverage. Observations: A retrospective chart review was performed for 15 patients enrolled in this severe allergy clinic at the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center over 30 months. Outcomes examined included emergency department visits, hospitalizations, intensive care unit (ICU) stays, forced expiratory volume (FEV Conclusions: Biologic agents have significantly improved outcomes for patients with severe asthma. The model of a combined allergy/pulmonology clinic can be particularly efficacious in the treatment of severe asthma, as it reduces the need for multiple appointments with different specialties, reduces wait time before starting a biologic agent, and offers the perspective of 2 specialists.

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PMID37223237
PMCPMC10201944

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