Symptomatic Treatment of Cough Among Adult Patients With Lung Cancer: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report.

{"article_title":"Symptomatic Treatment of Cough Among Adult Patients With Lung Cancer: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report.","author":"Molassiotis A, Smith JA, Mazzone P, Blackhall F, Irwin RS","journal_title":"Chest","issn":"1931-3543","isbn":"","publication_date":"2017-04-01","volume":"151","issue":"4","first_page":"861","page_count":"","accession_number":"28108179","doi":"10.1016\/j.chest.2016.12.028","publisher":"Elsevier","doctype":"Journal Article","subjects":"Cough etiology; Cough therapy; Lung Neoplasms complications; Adult; Evidence-Based Medicine; Humans","interest_area":["Pulmonology"," Oncology"],"abstract":"Background: Cough among patients with lung cancer is a common but often undertreated symptom. We used a 2015 Cochrane systematic review, among other sources of evidence, to update the recommendations and suggestions of the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) 2006 guideline on this topic. Methods: The CHEST methodologic guidelines and the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation framework were used. The Expert Cough Panel based their recommendations on data from the Cochrane systematic review on the topic, uncontrolled studies, case studies, and the clinical context. Final grading was reached by consensus according to the Delphi method. Results: The Cochrane systematic review identified 17 trials of primarily low-quality evidence. Such evidence was related to both nonpharmacologic (cough suppression) and pharmacologic (demulcents, opioids, peripherally acting antitussives, or local anesthetics) treatments, as well as endobronchial brachytherapy. Conclusions: Compared with the 2006 CHEST Cough Guideline, the current recommendations and suggestions are more specific and follow a step-up approach to the management of cough among patients with lung cancer, acknowledging the low-quality evidence in the field and the urgent need to develop more effective, evidence-based interventions through high-quality research. Copyright \u00a9 2017 American College of Chest Physicians. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.","url":"https:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mdl&AN=28108179","isPdfLink":false,"isSAML":false,"an":"28108179","number_other":"","type_pub":"","issn_electronic":"1931-3543","languages":"English","language":"eng","date_entry":"Date Created: 20170122 Date Completed: 20170515 Latest Revision: 20240210","date_update":"20240210","titleSource":"Chest [Chest] 2017 Apr; Vol. 151 (4), pp. 861-874. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jan 17.","date_pub_cy":"","type_document":"","contract_publisher":"","authored_on":"2017-04-01","description":"Background: Cough among patients with lung cancer is a common but often undertreated symptom. We used a 2015 Cochrane systematic review, among other sources of evidence, to update the recommendations and suggestions of the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) 2006 guideline on this topic.<br \/>Methods: The CHEST methodologic guidelines and the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation framework were used. The Expert Cough Panel based their recommendations on data from the Cochrane systematic review on the topic, uncontrolled studies, case studies, and the clinical context. Final grading was reached by consensus according to the Delphi method.<br \/>Results: The Cochrane systematic review identified 17 trials of primarily low-quality evidence. Such evidence was related to both nonpharmacologic (cough suppression) and pharmacologic (demulcents, opioids, peripherally acting antitussives, or local anesthetics) treatments, as well as endobronchial brachytherapy.<br \/>Conclusions: Compared with the 2006 CHEST Cough Guideline, the current recommendations and suggestions are more specific and follow a step-up approach to the management of cough among patients with lung cancer, acknowledging the low-quality evidence in the field and the urgent need to develop more effective, evidence-based interventions through high-quality research.<br \/> (Copyright © 2017 American College of Chest Physicians. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)","upload_link":"https:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&scope=site&db=mdl&AN=28108179&authtype=shib&custid=ns346513&group=main&profile=eds","no_of_pages":"","authored_by":"Molassiotis A, Smith JA, Mazzone P, Blackhall F, Irwin RS"}