2021 Guideline for the Management of COPD Exacerbations
Nurettın Özgür Doğan, Yelda Varol, Nurdan Köktürk, Ersin Aksay, Aylin Özgen Alpaydın, Şeref Kerem Çorbacıoğlu, Gökhan Aksel, Ayşe Baha, Haldun Akoğlu, Sevilay Karahan, Elif Şen, Begüm Ergan, Başak Bayram, Serkan Yılmaz, Alev Gürgün, Mehmet Polatlı
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.