Figure 1From: Section 3. A Discussion of Flexible Dosing and Patient-Centered Therapy: Highlights of the Asthma Summit 2009: Beyond the GuidelinesCumulative severe exacerbation rate in patients treated according to the British Thoracic Society (BTS) asthma management guidelines (n = 37) or by normalization of induced sputum and reduction in symptoms (n = 37). A total of 7 hospital admissions were reported during the 12 month treatment period, 6 in the BTS management group and 1 in the sputum management group (P = 0.002) [3].Back to article page