An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement: Research questions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Celli, Bartolome R; Decramer, Marc; Wedzicha, Jadwiga A; Wilson, Kevin C; Agustí, Alvar; Criner, Gerard J; MacNee, William; Make, Barry J; Rennard, Stephen I; Stockley, Robert A; Vogelmeier, Claus; Anzueto, Antonio; Au, David H; Barnes, Peter J; Burgel, Pierre-Regis; Calverley, Peter M; Casanova, Ciro; Clini, Enrico M; Cooper, Christopher B; Coxson, Harvey O; Dusser, Daniel J; Fabbri, Leonardo M; Fahy, Bonnie; Ferguson, Gary T; Fisher, Andrew; Fletcher, Monica J; Hayot, Maurice; Hurst, John R; Jones, Paul W; Mahler, Donald A; Maltais, François; Mannino, David M; Martinez, Fernando J; Miravitlles, Marc; Meek, Paula M; Papi, Alberto; Rabe, Klaus F; Roche, Nicolas; Sciurba, Frank C; Sethi, Sanjay; Siafakas, Nikos; Sin, Don D; Soriano, Joan B; Stoller, James K; Tashkin, Donald P; Troosters, Thierry; Verleden, Geert; Verschakelen, Johny; Vestbo, Jorgen; Walsh, John W; Washko, George R; Wise, Robert A; Wouters, Emiel FM; ZuWallack, Richard L

doi:10.1164/rccm.201501-0044ST

An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement: Research questions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Author:

Celli, Bartolome R

Decramer, Marc ; Wedzicha, Jadwiga A ; Wilson, Kevin C ; Agustí, Alvar ; Criner, Gerard J ; MacNee, William ; Make, Barry J ; Rennard, Stephen I ; Stockley, Robert A ; Vogelmeier, Claus ; Anzueto, Antonio ; Au, David H ; Barnes, Peter J ; Burgel, Pierre-Regis ; Calverley, Peter M ; Casanova, Ciro ; Clini, Enrico M ; Cooper, Christopher B ; Coxson, Harvey O ; Dusser, Daniel J ; Fabbri, Leonardo M ; Fahy, Bonnie ; Ferguson, Gary T ; Fisher, Andrew ; Fletcher, Monica J ; Hayot, Maurice ; Hurst, John R ; Jones, Paul W ; Mahler, Donald A ; Maltais, François ; Mannino, David M ; Martinez, Fernando J ; Miravitlles, Marc ; Meek, Paula M ; Papi, Alberto ; Rabe, Klaus F ; Roche, Nicolas ; Sciurba, Frank C ; Sethi, Sanjay ; Siafakas, Nikos ; Sin, Don D ; Soriano, Joan B ; Stoller, James K ; Tashkin, Donald P ; Troosters, Thierry ; Verleden, Geert ; Verschakelen, Johny ; Vestbo, Jorgen ; Walsh, John W ; Washko, George R ; Wise, Robert A ; Wouters, Emiel FM ; ZuWallack, Richard L

Keywords:

Biomedical Research, Europe, Evidence-Based Medicine, Humans, Organizational Objectives, Policy Making, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Societies, Medical, United States, Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Critical Care Medicine, Respiratory System, General & Internal Medicine, POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION, AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION, RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL, TERM OXYGEN-THERAPY, SMOKING-CESSATION, NONINVASIVE VENTILATION, COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, LUNG-FUNCTION, DOUBLE-BLIND, BODE INDEX, ATS/ERS Task Force for COPD Research, 11 Medical and Health Sciences, 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology, 3202 Clinical sciences

Abstract:

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity, mortality, and resource use worldwide. The goal of this Official American Thoracic Society (ATS)/European Respiratory Society (ERS) Research Statement is to describe evidence related to diagnosis, assessment, and management; identify gaps in knowledge; and make recommendations for future research. It is not intended to provide clinical practice recommendations on COPD diagnosis and management.