Patients with acute COPD exacerbation should be treated with systemic corticosteroids, antibiotics and NPPV. Systemic corticosteroids reduce treatment failures in both in-hospital and outpatient ...

Nonadherence or inadequate medical management may also play a role in exacerbations. In a subgroup evaluation of the Evaluation of COPD Longitudinally to Identify Predictive Surrogate Endpoints ...

Many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) feel they lack sufficient information for optimal self-management ... Consultant led outpatient clinic, or admission to hospital ...