COPD practice guidelines

The National Guidelines Clearinghouse in the US has produced a guideline synthesis, Diagnosis and Management of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), comparing and synthesising the following two guidelines:

• American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, and European Respiratory Society (ACP/ACCP/ATS/ERS). Diagnosis and management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a clinical practice guideline update from the American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, and European Respiratory Society. Ann Intern Med 2011 Aug 2;155(3):179-191. [62 references]

• Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD). Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Vancouver (WA): Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD); 2013. 80 p. [547 references]