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Acta Médica del Centro
On-line version ISSN 2709-7927
Abstract
RODRIGUEZ CONCEPCION, Juana del Pilar et al. Clinical Practice Guideline for the medical care of patients with Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Acta méd centro [online]. 2023, vol.17, n.1, pp. 46-59. Epub Mar 31, 2023. ISSN 2709-7927.
Introduction:
the process of medical care for patients with COPD exacerbation in the province of Sancti Spíritus shows deficiencies in the uniformity of the use of the clinical method in a structured way based on the diagnosis and treatment of these patients.
Objective:
to design a Clinical Practice Guideline for hospital emergency medical care for patients with COPD exacerbation.
Methods:
an investigation was carried out that corresponds to the research-development typology, multistage, with a mixed approach, in the province of Sancti Spíritus from 2017 to 2019.
Results:
methodological deficiencies were detected in the medical care process of patients with exacerbation of COPD. A clinical practice guideline was developed and executed that allowed the structuring of theoretical, clinical and investigative elements to evaluate this type of patients.
Conclusions:
the clinical practice guideline proved to be relevant, feasible and effective; it made possible an approach to patients with exacerbation of COPD and allowed raising the level of knowledge of doctors about this condition.
Keywords : pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive; symptom flare up; practice guideline.