Chapter6 Risk factors for exacerbations and those managements

Abstract

The "Japanese Pediatric Guidelines for the Treatment and Management of Asthma (JPGL) 2023, (Chapter 6: Risk factors for exacerbations and preventive measures) " better identifies the risk factors for the exacerbation of asthma; these risk factors, which were listed in multiple chapters in JPGL (2020), were collectively identified in a single chapter. In addition, environmental and individual factors were listed separately, and the following individual factors were newly added: history of severe asthma symptoms, abnormal respiratory function tests, and poor adherence/inhalation technique. The explanations for each risk factor have been updated based on new findings, and new information on when the risk factors should be evaluated was added. Accordingly, this paper highlights and explains the key points of these revisions.