Title |
Standards of suitability for the management of chronic obstructive respiratory diseases
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Published in |
Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, December 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/2049-6958-9-65 |
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Authors |
Claudio M Sanguinetti, Nicolino Ambrosino, Filippo Andò, Fernando De Benedetto, Claudio F Donner, Stefano Nardini, Mario Polverino, Roberto Torchio, Guido Vagheggini, Alberto Visconti |
Abstract |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ranks third as cause of mortality and disability-adjusted life years (DALY) worldwide and also in Italy it imposes a huge health, social and economic load. Early symptoms of COPD are often disregarded by patients and physicians, spirometry is underutilized, and the diagnosis is delayed till the disease has reached a distinct severity level. Despite the availability of various guidelines, the behavior of health workers involved in the management of COPD is still rather unlike. These considerations are the reason why in October 2013 AIMAR (Interdisciplinary Scientific Association for Research in Lung Disease) devised and organized a "Third Consensus Conference", aimed at pointing out the standards of suitability for COPD management. In this context three important topics of discussion were identified: early and more widespread diagnosis, management of acute and subacute phases, long-term assistance to chronic patients. |
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