Treatment Of Unexplained Chronic Cough

Publication Date: January 1, 2016
Last Updated: March 14, 2022

Recommendations and Suggestions

In adult patients with chronic cough, we suggest that unexplained chronic cough be defined as a cough that persists longer than 8 weeks and remains unexplained after investigation, and that supervised therapeutic trial(s) be conducted according to published best-practice guidelines. (, )

(Ungraded Consensus-Based Statement)

307795

Overview

Title

Treatment Of Unexplained Chronic Cough

Authoring Organization

American College of Chest Physicians