Understanding the economic burden of chronic cough: a systematic literature review
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2023 Chronic cough (CC) is associated with high healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) due to challenges in diagnosis and treatment and is anticipated to have a substantial economic impact.
Vishal Bali +5 more
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An update and systematic review on drug therapies for the treatment of refractory chronic cough [PDF]
Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, 2018 Nicole M Ryan +2 more
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Impact of refractory and unexplained chronic cough on disease burden: a qualitative study
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022 Background Chronic cough lasting for > 8 weeks is a common medical condition that burdens patients. This study aimed to qualitatively describe knowledge, awareness, experiences, and subtypes of burdens (physical, social, psychological) among Japanese ...
Naoya Ueda +4 more
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Physiotherapy, and speech and language therapy intervention for patients with refractory chronic cough: a multicentre randomised control trial. [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Physiotherapy, and speech and language therapy are emerging non-pharmacological treatments for refractory chronic cough. We aimed to investigate the efficacy of a physiotherapy, and speech and language therapy intervention (PSALTI) to improve
Hull, JH +13 more
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Chronic cough: is the end nigh?
, 2023 Chronic cough (lasting more than 8 weeks) is a common condition with substantial psychosocial impact. Despite huge efforts following robust guidelines, chronic cough in many patients remains refractory or unexplained (RU-CC).
Cho, PSP +3 more
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The Past, Present, and Future Care for Refractory Chronic Cough in Children and Adults. [PDF]
J Clin MedChronic cough without explanation or diagnosis has been described in medical books for over 300 years. Since 1977, some comorbidities, such as gastroesophageal reflux and post-nasal drip, have been attributed to be causes of otherwise unexplained chronic
Weinberger M, Anbar RD, Buettner D.
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Chronic cough and refractory chronic cough: An important distinction
Journal of Precision Respiratory Medicine, 2023 Cough is the most common concern for which patients in the United States seek medical attention. Cough is typically classified according to its duration: acute cough (<3 weeks), subacute cough (3‐8 weeks), and chronic cough (>8 weeks). The vast majority of cases of acute cough in patients are due to an acute viral upper respiratory tract ...
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Gabapentin for chronic refractory cancer cough
Indian Journal of Palliative Care, 2016 Vagal sensory neuropathy or vagal hypersensitivity has been implicated in the pathophysiology of chronic cough. Earlier reports have shown gabapentin to be effective in sensory laryngeal neuropathy and symptom conditions that have a proven neural origin.
Atreya, Shrikant +2 more
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Validation of a visual analog scale for assessing cough severity in patients with chronic cough
Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, 2021 Introduction: Patients with chronic cough experience considerable burden. The cough severity visual analog scale (VAS) records patients’ assessment of cough severity on a 100-mm linear scale ranging from “no cough” (0 mm) to “worst cough” (100 mm ...
Allison Martin Nguyen +6 more
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Chronic Refractory Cough [PDF]
The Korean Journal of Medicine, 2016 Chronic refractory cough is defined as a cough that persists despite guideline based treatment. It is seen in 20-46% of patients presenting to specialist cough clinics and it has a substantial impact on quality of life and healthcare utilization. Several terms have been used to describe this condition, including the recently introduced term cough ...
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