title: Expert consensus on acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the People's Republic of China.
abstract: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common disease that severely threatens human health. Acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) is a major cause of disease progression and death, and causes huge medical expenditures. This consensus statement represents a description of clinical features of AECOPD in the People's Republic of China and a set of recommendations. It is intended to provide clinical guidelines for community physicians, pulmonologists and other health care providers for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of AECOPD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Bai-qiang
authors.initials: BQ
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.affiliation: Southern Medical University South Hospital, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shao-xi
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.affiliation: The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College and Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Rong-chang
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Affiliate Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Huhehaote, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Li-ying
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.affiliation: Huaxi Hospital of Sichuan University, Chendu, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yu-lin
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.affiliation: Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University and Shanghai Respiratory Research Institute, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yu-tong
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.affiliation: Ruijing Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shao-guang
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: The First Affiliated University of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Rong-yu
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: The First Affiliated University of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Guang-nan
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Huan-zhong
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: General Hospital of Nanjing Military Region, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University and Shanghai Respiratory Research Institute, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yuan-lin
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Beijing Hospital of the Ministry of Health, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Tie-ying
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chang-zheng
authors.initials: CZ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jing-lan
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Huaxi Hospital of Sichuan University, Chendu, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Fu-qiang
authors.initials: FQ
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.affiliation: Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yong-jian
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Medical University and Hebei Research Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xi-xin
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: The Third Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wan-zhen
authors.initials: WZ
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.affiliation: The First Affiliated University of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University and Shanghai Respiratory Research Institute, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College and Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jin-ping
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University and Shanghai Respiratory Research Institute, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University and Shanghai Respiratory Research Institute, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chun-xue
authors.initials: CX
authors.lastname: Bai
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D032921:Consensus; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015272:Pulmonary Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests / Q000592:standards; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: AECOPD; COPD; guidelines; recommendations