Expert consensus on acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the People’s Republic of China

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common disease that severely threatens human health. Acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) is a major cause of disease progression and death, and causes huge medical expenditures. This consensus statement represents a description of clinical features o...

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Autores principales: Cai, Bai-qiang, Cai, Shao-xi, Chen, Rong-chang, Cui, Li-ying, Feng, Yu-lin, Gu, Yu-tong, Huang, Shao-guang, Liu, Rong-yu, Liu, Guang-nan, Shi, Huan-zhong, Shi, Yi, Song, Yuan-lin, Sun, Tie-ying, Wang, Chang-zheng, Wang, Jing-lan, Wen, Fu-qiang, Xiao, Wei, Xu, Yong-jian, Yan, Xi-xin, Yao, Wan-zhen, Yu, Qin, Zhang, Jing, Zheng, Jin-ping, Liu, Jie, Bai, Chun-xue
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Expert Opinion
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4008287/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24812503
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S58454
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Sumario:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common disease that severely threatens human health. Acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) is a major cause of disease progression and death, and causes huge medical expenditures. This consensus statement represents a description of clinical features of AECOPD in the People’s Republic of China and a set of recommendations. It is intended to provide clinical guidelines for community physicians, pulmonologists and other health care providers for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of AECOPD.

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