Highlights of an Expert Advisory Board on Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AE-COPD) in Latin America

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dc.contributor.authorChandler, Reynaldo
dc.contributor.authorNaranjo, Laura
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-19T19:14:03Z
dc.date.available2024-06-19T19:14:03Z
dc.date.issued2020-08-06
dc.description.abstractBackground: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a preventable and usually progressive lung disease that affects millions of people worldwide and is the sixth leading cause of death in the Americas. Viral and bacterial respiratory tract infections and air pollution may cause acute exacerbations of COPD (AE-COPD) ranging from mild, moderate to severe. The greatest proportion of the overall COPD burden on the health system is due to disease exacerbations. There is limited evidence regarding the etiology and burden of AE-COPD in Latin America (LATAM). Methods: To respond to this gap in evidence, an Advisory Board with regional pneumologists and infectious disease experts was convened in September 2018 in Panama City, Panama, to: 1) review the burden of AE-COPD in LATAM; 2) evaluate the etiology of AECOPD in LATAM; and 3) assess and compare the local/regional guidelines to confirm the etiology, characterize, and manage AE-COPD. Results: The results of the meeting showed that there is a high prevalence of AE-COPD in LATAM countries, limited evidence on etiology data, and discrepancies in the case definitions and symptomology (ie, severity) classifications used in LATAM. Conclusion: The Advisory Board discussions further resulted in recommendations for future research on the impact on the epidemiology and burden of disease, on establishing standardized AE-COPD case definition guidelines, and on studying the etiology of both moderate and severe AE-COPD cases. Keywords: COPD, exacerbations, diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology, consensus
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dc.identifier.citationNaranjo L, Torres-Duque CA, Colodenco D, Lopardo G, Rodriguez P, Agra de Albuquerque-Neto A, Hernandez-Zenteno RJ, Septien L, Chandler R, Ortega-Barria E, Juliao P, Guzman-Holst A. Highlights of an Expert Advisory Board on Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AE-COPD) in Latin America. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2020;15:1919-1929 https://doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S261258
dc.identifier.otherdoi: 10.2147/COPD.S261258
dc.identifier.urihttp://10.130.254.131:4000/handle/123456789/247
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
dc.titleHighlights of an Expert Advisory Board on Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AE-COPD) in Latin America
dc.typeArticle
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