Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Bronchitis

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for bronchitis.
Reviewed June 2009

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Title:   Surgery versus non-surgical treatment for bronchiectasis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Removal of affected parts of the lung is often carried out in patients with bronchiectasis. A review was performed with the aim of identifying evidence for the benefit of surgery in bronchiectasis. No randomised controlled trials were identified so it i...
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Leukotriene receptor antagonists for non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Leukotriene receptor antagonists are a new class of drug which may have an anti-inflammatory action in some patients with asthma. In theory they may also be of benefit in bronchiectasis, but no randomised controlled trials have yet been reported so it i...
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Oral non steroid anti-inflammatories for children and adults with bronchiectasis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Infection and inflammation play an important role in the symptomatology and disease progression in patients with bronchiectasis. Anti inflammatory drugs may reduce the inflammatory cascade and thus may be beneficial in people with bronchiectasis. Using ...
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Pneumococcal vaccines for children and adults with bronchiectasis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   In many countries vaccination for the protection against infection of the bacteria pneumococcus, is part of the immunisation schedule for infants as well as, for people with bronchiectasis. In this review, our search for randomised control trials that e...
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Inhaled steroids for bronchiectasis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People with bronchiectasis have significant morbidity (e.g. cough, wheeze, sputum production) and have more rapid lung function decline. As asthma like symptoms are common in people with bronchiectasis, the routine use of inhaled corticosteroids is pote...
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Long-acting beta2-agonists for bronchiectasis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Long-acting bronchodilators are used in asthma, so may also benefit people with bronchiectasis. However, there is no good evidence for this at present. ...
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Oral methylxanthines for bronchiectasis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Bronchiectasis is a lung condition that usually develops after a series of lung problems (such as childhood infections, lung structure problems, tuberculosis, and cystic fibrosis). Mucus (phlegm) collects in the lungs, causing discomfort and infections....
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Nurse specialist care for bronchiectasis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Bronchiectasis is a chronic lung disease characterised by productive cough and recurrent chest infections. Untreated patients have a poor quality of life and may eventually develop respiratory failure. This review evaluates the process of care in this g...
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Short acting beta2-agonists for bronchiectasis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Bronchiectasis is characterised by the build up of mucus in the lungs which can result from other airways disease such as childhood pneumonia or tuberculosis. Medical treatment for bronchiectasis includes physiotherapy, antibiotics and occasionally muco...
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Prolonged antibiotics for purulent bronchiectasis in children and adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The available evidence examining the use of prolonged antibiotic therapy in bronchiectasis suggests that this intervention incurs a small advantage. The evidence is derived from a small number of diverse trials and further research is needed to confirm ...
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Mucolytics for bronchiectasis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Bronchiectasis is a lung condition that usually develops after a series of lung problems (such as childhood infections, problems in the lung structure, tuberculosis, and cystic fibrosis). A lot of mucus (phlegm) collects in the lungs, causing discomfort...
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Antibiotics for acute bronchitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acute bronchitis is one of the most common illnesses and may be caused by either viral or bacterial infection. In healthy communities, there is little evidence of bacterial infection in people with bronchitis, but there is no practical test to distingui...
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Nebulized hypertonic saline solution for acute bronchiolitis in infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acute viral bronchiolitis is the most common lower respiratory tract infection in infants, but the standard treatment remains supportive care. This review was conducted to assess the effects of nebulized hypertonic saline, which can increase clearance o...
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Inhaled hyperosmolar agents for bronchiectasis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Bronchiectasis is a lung condition that usually develops after a series of lung problems (such as childhood infections, problems in the lung structure, tuberculosis, and cystic fibrosis). A lot of mucus collects in the lungs, causing discomfort and the ...
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Azithromycin for acute lower respiratory tract infections
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acute lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) are one of the most common diagnoses in ambulatory settings. In general, people with LRTI present with cough and fever, which varies from mild to severe. Antibiotic therapy is considered in patients with a...
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Mucolytic agents for chronic bronchitis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Twenty six trials with 7335 participants were included. The evidence suggests that if patients take the medicines regularly through the winter months this could result in a 20% reduction in these episodes (approximately 0.6 fewer per year), especially i...
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Oral steroids for bronchiectasis (stable and acute exacerbations)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Oral steroids have a place in the management of acute and severe asthma. In bronchiectasis, inhaled steroids have small benefits but there is no evidence for or against the use of oral steroids for this condition....
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Anticholinergic therapy for bronchiectasis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is no evidence for or against the use of anticholinergic drugs such as Atrovent in the treatment of bronchiectasis. ...
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Influenza vaccine for children and adults with bronchiectasis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   In many countries, influenza vaccination is an accepted part of routine immunisation recommendations particularly in persons 65 years and over, those in long-term care facilities and also adults and children with chronic illnesses including those with b...
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Chinese medicinal herbs for acute bronchitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This review assessed the therapeutic effect of traditional Chinese medicinal herbs commonly used in China. There is no evidence from randomised controlled trials to demonstrate that Chinese medicinal herbs are efficacious in treating acute bronchitis. W...
Date:   Feb 2007
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