An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement: Research questions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
; 191(7): e4-e27, 2015 Apr 01.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity, mortality, and resource use worldwide. The goal of this Official American Thoracic Society (ATS)/European Respiratory Society (ERS) Research Statement is to describe evidence related to diagnosis, assessment, and management; identify gaps in knowledge; and make recommendations for future research. It is not intended to provide clinical practice recommendations on COPD diagnosis and management.METHODS:
Clinicians, researchers, and patient advocates with expertise in COPD were invited to participate. A literature search of Medline was performed, and studies deemed relevant were selected. The search was not a systematic review of the evidence. Existing evidence was appraised and summarized, and then salient knowledge gaps were identified.RESULTS:
Recommendations for research that addresses important gaps in the evidence in all areas of COPD were formulated via discussion and consensus.CONCLUSIONS:
Great strides have been made in the diagnosis, assessment, and management of COPD as well as understanding its pathogenesis. Despite this, many important questions remain unanswered. This ATS/ERS Research Statement highlights the types of research that leading clinicians, researchers, and patient advocates believe will have the greatest impact on patient-centered outcomes.
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Eixos temáticos:
Pesquisa_clinica
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sociedades Médicas
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Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica
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Pesquisa Biomédica
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limite:
Humans
País como assunto:
America do norte
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Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article