Extract
COPD remains one of the leading respiratory causes of morbidity and mortality globally [1]. The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) is the pre-eminent source of international consensus on COPD care and recently released their 2023 guidelines and recommendations for the assessment and management of COPD [2].
Abstract
GOLD guidelines recommend yearly spirometry for all patients living with COPD. Is this recommendation too broad, and what actionable findings can serial spirometry provide? https://bit.ly/3J82sjs
Footnotes
Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflict of interest.
- Received February 17, 2023.
- Accepted March 7, 2023.
- Copyright ©The authors 2023. For reproduction rights and permissions contact permissions{at}ersnet.org
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Questioning the purpose of annual follow-up spirometry for all patients with COPD
