Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: Home Therapy

While available in only a few countries, home therapy is a possible strategy for the treatment of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. We want to describe our experience in the management of human alpha-1 antitrypsin using home care intravenous augmentation therapy during this emergency period caused by...

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Autores principales: Annunziata, Anna, Lanza, Maurizia, Coppola, Antonietta, Andreozzi, Paolo, Spinelli, Sara, Fiorentino, Giuseppe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:
Pharmacology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8082418/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33935692
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.575402
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Sumario:While available in only a few countries, home therapy is a possible strategy for the treatment of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. We want to describe our experience in the management of human alpha-1 antitrypsin using home care intravenous augmentation therapy during this emergency period caused by SARS-CoV2 infection. We assessed the safety of the home treatment and the quality of life of patients enrolled in the program.

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