Spanish COPD Guidelines (GesEPOC) 2021: Updated Pharmacological treatment of stable COPD.

ABSTRACT: The Spanish COPD Guidelines (GesEPOC) were first published in 2012, and since then have undergone a series of updates incorporating new evidence on the diagnosis and treatment of COPD. GesEPOC was drawn up in partnership with scientific societies involved in the treatment of COPD and the Spanish Patients' Forum. Their recommendations are based on an evaluation of the evidence using GRADE methodology, and a narrative description of the evidence in areas in which GRADE cannot be applied. In this article, we summarize the recommendations on the pharmacological treatment of stable COPD based on 9 PICO questions. COPD treatment is a 4-step process: 1) diagnosis, 2) determination of the risk level, 3) initial and subsequent inhaled therapy, and 4) identification and management of treatable trait

SUBMITTER: Miravitlles M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8895706 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature