Inhospital management of COPD exacerbations: A systematic review of the literature with regard to adherence to international guidelines

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1101-1110

  Lodewijckx, Cathy ^a,b,c   Sermeus, Walter ^b,c   Vanhaecht, Kris ^b,c   Panella, Massimiliano ^c,d,e   Deneckere, Svin ^b,c   Leigheb, Fabrizio ^c,d   Decramer, Marc ^a,b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c European Pathway Association   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^e Healthcare District of Vercelli   (Italy)

^f European Respiratory Society   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adherence; COPD exacerbation; Critical pathway; Guidelines; Inhospital management

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INHALER; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; METERED DOSE INHALER; MORTALITY; NEBULIZER; NEOPLASM; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; VACCINATION;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 73549097524     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01305.x     Document Type: Article

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