Severe Chronic Upper Airway Disease (SCUAD) in children. Definition issues and requirements

Karatzanis, A.; Kalogjera, L.; Scadding, G.; Velegrakis, S.; Kawauchi, H.; Cingi, C.; Prokopakis, E.

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.02.024

Severe Chronic Upper Airway Disease (SCUAD) in children. Definition issues and requirements

Karatzanis A., Kalogjera L., Scadding G., Velegrakis S., Kawauchi H., Cingi C., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, vol.79, no.7, pp.965-968, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 79 Issue: 7
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.02.024
Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.965-968
Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: Upper airway diseases are extremely common, and a significant proportion of patients are not adequately controlled by contemporary treatment algorithms. The term SCUAD (Severe Chronic Upper Airway Disease) has been previously introduced to describe such cases. However, this term has not been adequately focused on children.