Managing Dyspnea in Patients with Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Canadian Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline

Dyspnea is a cardinal symptom of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and its severity and magnitude increases as the disease progresses, leading to significant disability and a negative effect on quality of life. Refractory dyspnea is a common and difficult symptom to treat in patients wit...

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Main Authors: Darcy D Marciniuk, Donna Goodridge, Paul Hernandez, Graeme Rocker, Meyer Balter, Pat Bailey, Gordon Ford, Jean Bourbeau, Denis E O’Donnell, Francois Maltais, Richard A Mularski, Andrew J Cave, Irvin Mayers, Vicki Kennedy, Thomas K Oliver, Candice Brown, Canadian Thoracic Society COPD Committee Dyspnea Expert Working Group
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Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/745047
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Donna Goodridge
Paul Hernandez
Graeme Rocker
Meyer Balter
Pat Bailey
Gordon Ford
Jean Bourbeau
Denis E O’Donnell
Francois Maltais
Richard A Mularski
Andrew J Cave
Irvin Mayers
Vicki Kennedy
Thomas K Oliver
Candice Brown
Canadian Thoracic Society COPD Committee Dyspnea Expert Working Group
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description Dyspnea is a cardinal symptom of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and its severity and magnitude increases as the disease progresses, leading to significant disability and a negative effect on quality of life. Refractory dyspnea is a common and difficult symptom to treat in patients with advanced COPD. There are many questions concerning optimal management and, specifically, whether various therapies are effective in this setting. The present document was compiled to address these important clinical issues using an evidence-based systematic review process led by a representative interprofessional panel of experts.
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spelling doaj-art-a6e6673e1df3427e99db626cfe06464f2025-02-03T00:58:59ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412011-01-01182697810.1155/2011/745047Managing Dyspnea in Patients with Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Canadian Thoracic Society Clinical Practice GuidelineDarcy D Marciniuk0Donna Goodridge1Paul Hernandez2Graeme Rocker3Meyer Balter4Pat Bailey5Gordon Ford6Jean Bourbeau7Denis E O’Donnell8Francois Maltais9Richard A Mularski10Andrew J Cave11Irvin Mayers12Vicki Kennedy13Thomas K Oliver14Candice Brown15Canadian Thoracic Society COPD Committee Dyspnea Expert Working GroupUniversity of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaUniversity of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaDalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaDalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaLaurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, CanadaUniversity of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaMcGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaQueen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaLaval University, Laval, Quebec, CanadaKaiser Permanente Northwest, Oregon/Washington, USAUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaSaskatoon Health Region, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaCanadian Thoracic Society, Ottawa, CanadaCanadian Thoracic Society, Ottawa, CanadaDyspnea is a cardinal symptom of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and its severity and magnitude increases as the disease progresses, leading to significant disability and a negative effect on quality of life. Refractory dyspnea is a common and difficult symptom to treat in patients with advanced COPD. There are many questions concerning optimal management and, specifically, whether various therapies are effective in this setting. The present document was compiled to address these important clinical issues using an evidence-based systematic review process led by a representative interprofessional panel of experts.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/745047
spellingShingle Darcy D Marciniuk
Donna Goodridge
Paul Hernandez
Graeme Rocker
Meyer Balter
Pat Bailey
Gordon Ford
Jean Bourbeau
Denis E O’Donnell
Francois Maltais
Richard A Mularski
Andrew J Cave
Irvin Mayers
Vicki Kennedy
Thomas K Oliver
Candice Brown
Canadian Thoracic Society COPD Committee Dyspnea Expert Working Group
Managing Dyspnea in Patients with Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Canadian Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline
Canadian Respiratory Journal
title Managing Dyspnea in Patients with Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Canadian Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline
title_full Managing Dyspnea in Patients with Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Canadian Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline
title_fullStr Managing Dyspnea in Patients with Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Canadian Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline
title_full_unstemmed Managing Dyspnea in Patients with Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Canadian Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline
title_short Managing Dyspnea in Patients with Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Canadian Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline
title_sort managing dyspnea in patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease a canadian thoracic society clinical practice guideline
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/745047
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