Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important public health problem that
manifests with exacerbations and causes serious mortality and morbidity in both developed …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a significant health problem ranked 12 th
for worldwide burden of disease and projected to be 5 th by the year 2020. 1 The GOLD and …

Rationale Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations are a leading
cause of hospitalization. Suboptimal inhospital management is expected to lead to more …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common disease that severely
threatens human health. Acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) is a major cause of …

Background Although several chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) practice
guidelines have been published, there is sparse data on the actual emergency department …

For related article see page 1190 guideline in collaboration. A joint ACP-ASIM/ACCP expert
panel examined the evidence and developed recommendations. The guideline and …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity
and mortality. Acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) drastically affect the clinical course …

Background Despite hospitalization for exacerbation being a high-risk event for morbidity
and mortality, there is little consensus globally regarding the assessment and management …

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the management of acute exacerbations of
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) report heterogeneous outcome measures …

Abstract Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a serious pulmonary condition.
Many patients experience exacerbations and some require Emergency Room visits and …