TY  - JOUR
UR  - https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/24265/
EP  - 7
SN  - 1471-2466
AV  - public
IS  - 5
JF  - BMC Pulmonary Medicine
A1  - Cherrez-Ojeda, Iván
A1  - Cottin, Vincent
A1  - Calderón, Juan C
A1  - Delgado, César
A1  - Calero, Erick
A1  - Racines, Daniel
A1  - Quadrelli, Silvia
A1  - Cherrez, Annia
ID  - heidok24265
VL  - 18
Y1  - 2018///
N2  - Background: The aim of our study was to assess current practice patterns and attitudes towards diagnosis and management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients in Latin America.

Methods: A Cross-sectional survey was developed and up to 455 physicians were enrolled. We used a rigorous method of validation using the translated version of the AIR Survey.   

Results: Mean age was 47.5 years (SD 12.6) with 20.4 years (SD 12.3) of practice. In around 30% of physicians were reported access to radiologist, pathologist and multidisciplinary team. Despite almost all physicians reported that (ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT) guidelines are useful, half of them prescribed corticoids for treatment of disease. Most respondents (69.9%) reported cough as the presenting symptom. Around 80% considered IPF to be an important clinical disorder, and felt that identifying patients at risk for IPF was important or extremely important. However, only 59.7% felt confident in managing patients with IPF, and similar numbers (60.8%) felt confident about their knowledge. Pulmonologist have more confidence and management of IPF that no pulmonologist.   

Conclusion: The results of this survey of Latin American physicians could help to fill gaps regarding awareness, management and treatment of IPF and improve earlier diagnosis of IPF.
CY  - London
TI  - Management and attitudes about IPF (Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis) among physicians from Latin America
PB  - BioMed Central
SP  - 1
ER  -