Juan José Soler-Cataluña, Pascual Piñera, Juan Antonio Trigueros, Myriam Calle, Ciro Casanova, Borja G Cosío, José Luis López-Campos, Jesús Molina, Pere Almagro, José-Tomás Gómez, Juan Antonio Riesco, Pere Simonet, David Rigau, Joan B Soriano, Julio Ancochea, Marc Miravitlles
This article details the GesEPOC 2021 recommendations on the diagnosis and treatment of COPD exacerbation syndrome (CES). The guidelines propose a definition-based syndromic approach, a new classification of severity, and the recognition of different treatable traits (TT), representing a new step toward personalized medicine. The evidence is evaluated using GRADE methodology, with the incorporation of 6 new PICO questions. The diagnostic process comprises four stages: 1) establish a diagnosis of CES, 2) assess the severity of the episode, 3) identify the trigger, and 4) address TTs...
May 26, 2021: Archivos de bronconeumología