Patients with COPD are at increased risk for infections, making avoidance and effective treatments key in management.

Unlike most existing COPD guidelines, which focus on hospitalized patients with severe exacerbations, the new document also addresses the needs of outpatients, the authors said.

The understanding of GOLD guidelines is satisfactory among Nigerian doctors managing patients with COPD but the level of adherence is poor.

The European Respiratory Society and the American Thoracic Society have released a guideline for the treatment of patients with COPD exacerbations.

“These guidelines provide the basis for rational decisions in the treatment of COPD exacerbations,” the authors wrote. 1.

Investigators explored common challenges cited by hospital staff as barriers to implementation and adherence with national guidelines for managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Three medical organzations have revised clinical practice guidelines on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnosis and management to include seven new recommendations.

The guideline also suggests effective strategies on the management of COPD which includes health education interventions directed to the patient, family and the community.

SAN FRANCISCO — More women vs. men veterans with COPD received spirometry and tobacco cessation interventions, but more men received correct maintenance inhaler therapy, according to study ...

This definition of COPD was chosen because one of the major obstacles for adherence to COPD guidelines — and probably also asthma guidelines — in general practice is difficulties in using ...

Guidelines also state that pulmonary rehabilitation can be beneficial for patients with other non-COPD-related respiratory diseases, including asthma, lung cancer, and pulmonary fibrosis.

People with schizophrenia are more likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), suggesting a possible ...