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SynthesisNPJ primary care respiratory medicine2024

A 7-point evidence-based care discharge protocol for patients hospitalized for exacerbation of COPD: consensus strategy and expert recommendation.

Sundeep Salvi, Deesha Ghorpade, Sanjeev Nair, Lancelot Pinto, Ashok K Singh, K Venugopal, Raja Dhar, Deepak Talwar, Parvaiz Koul, Pralhad Prabhudesai

Abstract readSystematic ReviewConsensus Statement
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Synthesis in NPJ primary care respiratory medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Implementing acute exacerbations of COPD care bundles: evidence, effectiveness and future directions.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026
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  6. A Proposed Checklist for Optimizing COPD Patient Discharge Processes in Italian Internal Medicine Wards.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Sundeep SalviPulmocare Research and Education Foundation, Pune, India. sundeepsalvi@gmail.com.
Deesha GhorpadePulmocare Research and Education Foundation, Pune, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3315-620X
Sanjeev NairDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Government Medical College, Thrissur, India.
Lancelot PintoDepartment Respiratory of Medicine, PD Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Ashok K SinghDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Regency Hospital Kanpur, Kanpur, India.
K VenugopalDepartment of Pulmonology Sooriya Hospital, Chennai, India.
Raja DharDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, CK Birla Hospitals, Kolkata, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6742-5674
Deepak TalwarMetro Respiratory Center, Metro Hospitals and Heart Institute, Noida, India.
Parvaiz KoulSher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences University, Ganderbal, India.
Pralhad PrabhudesaiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute exacerbations of COPD (ECOPD) are an important event in the life of a COPD patient as it causes significant deterioration of physical, mental, and social health, hastens disease progression, increases the risk of dying and causes a huge economic loss. Preventing ECOPD is therefore one of the most important goals in the management of COPD. Before the patient is discharged after hospitalization for ECOPD, it is crucial to offer an evidence-based care bundle protocol that will help minimize the future risk of readmissions and death. To develop the content of this quality care bundle, an Expert Working Group was formed, which performed a systematic review of literature, brainstormed, and debated on key clinical issues before arriving at a consensus strategy that could help physicians achieve this goal. A 7-point consensus strategy was prepared, which included: (1) enhancing awareness and seriousness of ECOPD, (2) identifying patients at risk for future exacerbations, (3) optimizing pharmacologic treatment of COPD, (4) identifying and treating comorbidities, (5) preventing bacterial and viral infections, (6) pulmonary rehabilitation, and (7) palliative care. Physicians may find this 7-point care bundle useful to minimize the risk of future exacerbations and reduce morbidity and mortality.

Indexed as

Disease ProgressionPatient DischargePulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveEvidence-Based MedicineHospitalizationHumansPatient Care Bundles

Identifiers

PMID39706845
PMCPMC11662074

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