Management of severe asthma: a European respiratory society/American thoracic society guideline

…, S Khurana, S Knight, VM McDonald… - European respiratory …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
This document provides clinical recommendations for the management of severe asthma.
Comprehensive evidence syntheses, including meta-analyses, were performed to summarise …

Asthma in older adults

PG Gibson, VM McDonald, GB Marks - The lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
Asthma in older people is common and is characterised by underdiagnosis and undertreatment.
Ageing is associated with unique issues that modify expression, recognition, and …

Nebulised hypertonic saline for cystic fibrosis

P Wark, VM McDonald, S Smith - Cochrane Database of …, 2023 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Hypertonic saline enhances mucociliary clearance and may lessen the destructive
inflammatory process in the airways. This is an update of a previously published review. …

Australian and N ew Z ealand P ulmonary R ehabilitation G uidelines

…, VM McDonald, P Frith, P Cafarella, M Brooke… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective The aim of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Guidelines (Guidelines)
is to provide evidence‐based recommendations for the practice of pulmonary rehabilitation ( …

COPD and its comorbidities: impact, measurement and mechanisms

NA Negewo, PG Gibson, VM McDonald - Respirology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD ) frequently coexists with other conditions
often known as comorbidities. The prevalence of most of the common comorbid conditions that …

Treatable traits can be identified in a severe asthma registry and predict future exacerbations

VM McDonald, SA Hiles, K Godbout, ES Harvey… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective A new taxonomic and management approach, termed treatable
traits, has been proposed for airway diseases including severe asthma. This study examined …

Asthma–COPD overlap 2015: now we are six

PG Gibson, VM McDonald - Thorax, 2015 - thorax.bmj.com
Background The overlap between asthma and COPD is increasingly recognised. This
review examines the new insights, treatment and remaining knowledge gaps for asthma–COPD …

Asthma remission: what is it and how can it be achieved?

D Thomas, VM McDonald, ID Pavord… - European Respiratory …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Asthma treatment goals currently focus on symptom and exacerbation control rather than
remission. Remission is not identical to cure, but is a step closer. This review considers the …

Treatable traits: a new paradigm for 21st century management of chronic airway diseases: Treatable Traits Down Under International Workshop report

VM McDonald, J Fingleton, A Agusti… - European …, 2019 - Eur Respiratory Soc
“Treatable traits” have been proposed as a new paradigm for the management of airway
diseases, particularly complex disease, which aims to apply personalised medicine to each …

[HTML][HTML] Improving medication adherence in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review

J Bryant, VM McDonald, A Boyes, R Sanson-Fisher… - Respiratory …, 2013 - Springer
Adherence to medication among individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
is suboptimal and has negative impacts on survival and health care costs. No …