The quality of care can be improved by the development and implementation of evidence-
based treatment guidelines. Different national guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary …

In the next decade, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) will be a major leading
cause of death worldwide. Impaired muscle function and mass are common systemic …

Abstract The Spanish COPD Guidelines (GesEPOC) were first published in 2012, and since
then have undergone a series of updates incorporating new evidence on the diagnosis and …

Background Treatment guidelines recommend the use of inhaled long-acting
bronchodilators to alleviate symptoms and reduce the risk of exacerbations in patients with …

Background Patients with COPD may share some clinical characteristics with asthma
sufferers. This phenotypic overlap between COPD and asthma is not yet well characterised …

The publication of the Spanish guideline for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease–COPD–
(GesEPOC) has brought about a change in the approach to the treatment of this disease …

The new Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease update has moved the
principles of treatment of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) forward by …

Resumen La Guía Española de la Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica (GesEPOC)
se publicó por primera vez en 2012 y desde entonces ha experimentado una serie de …

La enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) presenta una gran heterogeneidad
clínica, por lo que su tratamiento se debe individualizar según el nivel de riesgo y el …

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are chronic diseases, very
common in general population. These obstructive airway illnesses are manifested with …