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

• Published in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2014-01, Vol.9 (default), p.381-395
• Main Authors: 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
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Bacterial infections; Biomarkers; Care and treatment; China - epidemiology; Chronic obstructive lung disease; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Consensus; Development and progression; Disease Progression; Expert Opinion; Humans; Lung - physiopathology; Practice guidelines (Medicine); Predictive Value of Tests; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - diagnosis; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - epidemiology; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - physiopathology; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - therapy; Pulmonary Medicine - standards; Respiratory Function Tests - standards; Risk Factors; Severity of Illness Index; Treatment Outcome; Viral infections
• ISSN: 1178-2005; 1176-9106; 1178-2005
• DOI: 10.2147/COPD.S58454

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.