Reply: A recommendation for increased airflow to relieve breathlessness: evidence in context is a strength of the GRADE approach

Anne E Holland^{1

2

3}, Claudia Bausewein⁴, Natasha Smallwood^{2

5}, Magnus Ekström⁶

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Physiotherapy and Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia a.holland@alfred.org.au.
² School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
³ Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Melbourne, Australia.
⁴ Department of Palliative Medicine, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
⁵ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia.
⁶ Respiratory Medicine, Allergology and Palliative Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

Comment

Anne E Holland et al. Eur Respir J. 2025.

. 2025 Feb 6;65(2):2402463.

doi: 10.1183/13993003.02463-2024. Print 2025 Feb.

Anne E Holland^{1

2

3}, Claudia Bausewein⁴, Natasha Smallwood^{2

5}, Magnus Ekström⁶

¹ Departments of Physiotherapy and Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia a.holland@alfred.org.au.
² School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
³ Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Melbourne, Australia.
⁴ Department of Palliative Medicine, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
⁵ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia.
⁶ Respiratory Medicine, Allergology and Palliative Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: The authors have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

European Respiratory Society clinical practice guideline on symptom management for adults with serious respiratory illness.
Holland AE, Spathis A, Marsaa K, Bausewein C, Ahmadi Z, Burge AT, Pascoe A, Gadowski AM, Collis P, Jelen T, Reilly CC, Reinke LF, Romero L, Russell AM, Saggu R, Solheim J, Vagheggini G, Vandendungen C, Wijsenbeek M, Tonia T, Smallwood N, Ekström M. Holland AE, et al. Eur Respir J. 2024 Jun 28;63(6):2400335. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00335-2024. Print 2024 Jun. Eur Respir J. 2024. PMID: 38719772