BACKGROUND: The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines have been promulgated to improve the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD). OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the extent to which the current therapeutic approach to COPD conforms to GOLD guidelines. ...
A total of 19 COPD guidelines were included. Systemic corticosteroids were often universally recommended to all patients with acute exacerbations. Criteria for treatment with antibiotics were mainly an increase in respiratory symptoms. Objective diagnostic tests or clinical examination were only rarely ...
Variation in adherence with Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) drug therapy guidelines: a retrospective actuarial claims data an... therapy in combination with inhaled corticosteroid therapy were identified for 12% of moderate, 19% of severe and 2% of very severe COPD pati...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) constitutes a major health problem. Recurrent acute exacerbations are characteristic of the course of COPD (AE
Those deemed eligible based on the four guidelines for lung cancer differed in lung cancer risk factors (P < 0.05). The guideline with the highest rates of smokers, passive smokers, family history of lung cancer, and COPD was I-ELCAP, and the highest rates of occupational exposure ...
摘要: Thorax - Vol. 64 - N° S4 - p. A94-A95 - P48 PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICE PROVISION FOR PATIENTS WITH COPD: MAPPING CURRENT AND PROPOSED SERVICE DEVELOPMENT AGAINST PALLIATIVE CARE GOLD STANDARDS - EM|consulte会议时间: 2009 收藏 引用 批量引用 报错 分享 ...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with increased oxidative and nitrosative stress. The aim of our study was to assess the importance of these factors in the airways of healthy smokers and symptomatic smokers without airway obstruction, i.e. individuals with GOLD stage 0 COPD...
Standards for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with COPD: a summary of the ATS/ERS position paper. Eur Respir J. 2004;23:932–56. Article Google Scholar •• Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD Guidelines) 2017. PulmCCM Inc. http://pulmccm.org/main/2016...
(DSP) conducted to provide observations of clinical practice from a physician and matched patient viewpoint, this study aimed to establish how patients with COPD are treated according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) classification system and to quantify the symptom...
COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ARDS: Acute respiratory distress syndrome BALF: Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid PBMC: Peripheral blood mononuclear cells SLE: Systemic lupus erythematosus RA: Rheumatoid arthritis HHV-8: Human herpesvirus 8 HCV: Hepatitis C virus iNO: Inhaled nitric oxi...