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.

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