Researchers have found that a short course of corticosteroids to asthma patients after discharge from hospital can minimize the chances of a relapse. It was also found that administering steroids to them also minimized the usage of inhalers; the associated benefits tend to last for approximately a period of three weeks.

The study, which was undertaken by a team of researchers including Professor Brian Rowe and Carol Spooner, was a part of the Cochrane Systematic Review.

From Bio-Medicine.Org:

As part of the study, researchers analyzed data in six trials that together involved 374 people.

The study found that between 12 percent and 16 percent of people who were discharged from hospital after having asthma attack had a relapse within two weeks.

There is considerable debate about the best way of treating people who have asthma attacks, including the dose, method of delivery and timing of delivery of corticosteroids. Our research found clear evidence that people who arrived at a hospital with acute asthma and were well enough to be discharged benefited from the addition of corticosteroid therapy, Rowe said.

Spooner remarked that this review strongly supports the usage of systemic corticosteroids in the treatment of outpatients who were discharged from hospital after an asthma attack. The application of corticosteroid therapy was found to be an effective form of treatment for patients with acute asthma. The findings of this review are expected to offer relief to patients suffering from acute asthma and are seen as positive findings by the medical fraternity.

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