¿Debe incluirse la función pulmonar en la estratificación de riesgo de la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica propuesta por GesEPOC?

Ten Research Questions for Improving COPD Care in the Next Decade

“…However, the current recommendations documents have simplified this concept, limiting the assessment of the number of exacerbations during the previous year. Since the number of exacerbations is variable over time, it is not clear whether a patient has stopped having exacerbations due to treatment efficacy or to the natural variability of the disease expression.Another relevant debate is whether lung function should be included in the risk stratification of COPD[51]. The non-consideration of lung function in the follow-up of patients proposed by the GOLD document has been considerable controversy in the scientific community.…”