2018
DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2018015
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Ministry of Health Clinical Practice Guidelines: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Abstract: These guidelines provide an update on the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Singapore and take into account the new evidence which has emerged since the publication of the previous guidelines in 2006. Target groupThe guidelines are intended for all healthcare professionals who care for patients with COPD. These include physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and rehabilitation and respiratory therapists. Guideline developmentThese guidelines have been produced by a committee comprising sen… Show more

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“…[42] In addition, one of the most common reasons for ICU admission and IMV initiation among COPD patients is severe respiratory acidosis despite supplementary oxygen. [43] This finding is similar to the results of other studies (. [40,41] Regarding previous medical history, DM and hypertension (HTN) were the most common comorbidities in the studied sample.…”
Section: Health Relevant Data Of Studied Patientssupporting
confidence: 92%
“…[42] In addition, one of the most common reasons for ICU admission and IMV initiation among COPD patients is severe respiratory acidosis despite supplementary oxygen. [43] This finding is similar to the results of other studies (. [40,41] Regarding previous medical history, DM and hypertension (HTN) were the most common comorbidities in the studied sample.…”
Section: Health Relevant Data Of Studied Patientssupporting
confidence: 92%
“…According [7]. Since patient is elderly, active smoker, and had been diagnosed with Stage 4 chronic kidney failure could impact theophylline clearance and hypokalemia was also notice in this patient.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 76%
“…Nine CPGs (22%) included in the original sampling frame (2006–2016) have been updated (Table S2, Supplementary Materials) [50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58], and one new CPG was identified [59]. Within updated or newly identified CPGs, there were nine mentions of “pain”.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%