title: [Evaluation of the course of chronic obstructive lung diseases according to the classifications of the European Respiratory Society and the Global Initiative on Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease].
abstract: In 91 patients with chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD), the severity of this disease according to the Classifications of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the Global Initiative on Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) was compared with that of pulmonary dysfunction according to the data of a comprehensive study, involving the determination of bronchial patency, lung volumes, capacities, and gas-exchange function. This follows that the ERS and GOLD classifications are to be positively appraised as they provide an eligible group of patients for clinical practice in terms of the severity of pulmonary dysfunction and that of COLD. However, the concomitant clinical use of both classifications cannot be regarded as justifiable due to that there are differences in the number of detectable grades (stages) of COLD and borderline (COLD differentiating grades (stages) values of EFV1). In this connection, both classifications have approximately equally significant merits and shortcomings and it is practically impossible to give preference to one of them as the best one. The optimal way out of the established situation is to develop a new (improved) classification of the severity of COLD on the bases of these two existing classifications.
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Nefedov
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Shergina
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Popova
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000145:classification / Q000503:physiopathology; D011659:Pulmonary Gas Exchange / Q000502:physiology; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012955:Societies, Medical