Evidence Base for Management of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Position Papers3 April 2001Evidence Base for Management of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseVincenza Snow, MD, Steven Lascher, DVM, MPH, and Christel Mottur-Pilson, PhD, for the Joint Expert Panel on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease of the American College of Chest Physicians and the American College of Physicians–American Society of Internal Medicine*Vincenza Snow, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Steven Lascher, DVM, MPHSearch for more papers by this author, and Christel Mottur-Pilson, PhDSearch for more papers by this author, for the Joint Expert Panel on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease of the American College of Chest Physicians and the American College of Physicians–American Society of Internal Medicine*Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-134-7-200104030-00015 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail The American College of Physicians–American Society of Internal Medicine (ACP–ASIM) and the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) developed this evidence-based clinical practice guideline in collaboration. A joint expert panel examined the evidence and developed recommendations. The numbers in square brackets are cross-references to the numbered sections in the accompanying background paper, “Management of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Summary and Appraisal of Published Evidence,” which is part 2 of this guideline (see pages 600-620). The guideline and background paper are based primarily on a systematic review compiled in an Agency for Healthcare Research and Policy evidence ...