Tuberc Respir Dis.  2018 Oct;81(4):261-273. 10.4046/trd.2018.0029.

Revised (2018) COPD Clinical Practice Guideline of the Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease: A Summary

• Park YB
• Rhee CK
• Yoon HK
• Oh YM
• Lim SY
• Lee JH
• Yoo KH
• Ahn JH
• on behalf of the Committee of the Korean COPD Guideline 2018

• KMID: 2420559
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2018.0029

Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) results in high morbidity and mortality among patients nationally and globally. The Korean clinical practice guideline for COPD was revised in 2018. The guideline was drafted by the members of the Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases as well as the participating members of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, Korean Physicians' Association, and Korea Respiration Trouble Association. The revised guideline encompasses a wide range of topics, including the epidemiology, diagnosis, assessment, monitoring, management, exacerbation, and comorbidities of COPD in Korea. We performed systematic reviews assisted by an expert in meta-analysis to draft a guideline on COPD management. We expect this guideline to facilitate the treatment of patients with respiratory conditions by physicians as well other health care professionals and government personnel in South Korea.

Keyword

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Guideline; Diagnosis; Treatment

MeSH Terms

Comorbidity
Delivery of Health Care
Diagnosis
Epidemiology
Humans
Insurance, Health
Korea
Mortality
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive*
Respiration
Tuberculosis*

Figure

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  Figure 1 Classification of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 second; mMRC: modified Medical Research Council dyspnea score; CAT: COPD assessment test score.

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  Figure 2 Pharmacologic treatment algorithms. *Postbronchodilator FEV1 <50%, symptoms of chronic bronchitis, and a history of exacerbations. †Asthma overlap or high blood eosinophil. COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 second; mMRC: modified Medical Research Council dyspnea score; CAT: COPD assessment test score; AE COPD: acute exacerbation of COPD; SABA: short-acting β2-agonists; LABA: long-acting β2-agonists; LAMA: long-acting muscarinic antagonist; PDE4: phosphodiesterase-4; ICS: inhaled corticosteroid.

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