Open AccessSmall Airways Response to Bronchodilators in Adults with Asthma or COPD: A Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Mohammed A Almeshari,
Nowaf Y Alobaidi,
Elizabeth Sapey,
Omar Usmani,
Robert A. Stockley,
James Stockley
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s331995
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , asthma , small airways , bronchodilator agents , intensive care medicine , bronchodilator
Bronchodilator responsiveness (BDR) is commonly used in the diagnosis of lung disease. Although small airways dysfunction is a feature of asthma and COPD, physiological tests of small airways are not included in guidelines for BDR testing. This systematic review assessed the current evidence of BDR using small airways function in asthma and COPD.