Turkish Guideline for Diagnosis and Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis (ART)

Abstract

Object: To prepare a national guideline for Oto rhinolaryngologist who treat allergic rhinitis pa tients Methods: The study was conducted by three au thors, namely the writing support team. The sup port team made the study plan, determined the writing instructions, chose the subgroups including the advisory committee, the advisors for authors and the authors. A workshop was organized at the very beginning to explain the details of the study to the team. Advisors took the chance to meet their coworkers in their subgroups and determined the main headings and subheadings of the guideline, together with the authors. After key words were determined by the authors, literature search was done in various databases. The authors keep in touch with the advisors and the advisors with the advisory committee and the support group at ev ery stage of the study. National and International published articles as well as the abstracts of unpub lished studies, imperatively presented in National Congresses, were included in this guideline. Only Guideline and meta-analyses published in last sev en years (2013-2017) and randomized controlled studies published in last two years (2015-2017) were included. After all work was completed by the subgroups, support team brought all work together and edited the article. Results: A detailed guideline about all aspects of allergic rhinitis was created. Conclusion: The authors believe that this guide line will enable a compact and up-to-date informa tion on allergic rhinitis to healthcare professionals. This guideline is the first in the field of Otolaryn gology in Turkey. It should be updated at regular intervals.