2021 Guideline for the Management of COPD Exacerbations: Emergency Medicine Association of Turkey (EMAT) / Turkish Thoracic Society (TTS) Clinical Practice Guideline Task Force
Nurettin Özgür Doğan1*
, Yelda Varol2, Nurdan Köktürk3, Ersin Aksay4, Aylin Özgen Alpaydın5, Şeref Kerem Çorbacıoğlu6, Gökhan Aksel7, Ayşe Baha8, Haldun Akoğlu9, Sevilay Karahan10, Elif Şen11, Begüm Ergan5, Başak Bayram4, Serkan Yılmaz1, Alev Gürgün12, Mehmet Polatlı13
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey
2Department of Pulmonology, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, İzmir, Turkey
3Department of Pulmonology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
4Department of Emergency Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey
5Department of Pulmonology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey
6Department of Emergency Medicine, Keçiören Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
7Department of Emergency Medicine, Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Turkey
8Department of Pulmonology, Near East University, Nicosia, TRNC
9Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, İstanbul, Turkey
10Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
11Department of Pulmonology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
12Department of Pulmonology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey
13Department of Pulmonology, Faculty of Medicine, Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey
Keywords: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, dyspnea, emergency medicine, practice guideline (MeSH database)
Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important public health problem that manifests with exacerbations and causes serious mortality and morbidity in both developed and developing countries. COPD exacerbations usually present to emergency departments, where these patients are diagnosed and treated. Therefore, the Emergency Medicine Association of Turkey and the Turkish Thoracic Society jointly wanted to implement a guideline that evaluates the management of COPD exacerbations according to the current literature and provides evidence‐based recommendations. In the management of COPD exacerbations, we aim to support the decision‐making process of clinicians dealing with these patients in the emergency setting.
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Conceptualization (NOD, YV), data curation (NOD, YV, NK, EA, AÖA, ŞKÇ, GA, AB, HA, EŞ, BE, BB, SY, AG, MP), formal analysis-methodology (SK), resources (GA, ŞKÇ, HA), supervision (EA, AÖA, NK), writing (NOD, YV).
COI statements are stated in the [Appendix 1].
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