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GuidelineInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2018

Management of airway mucus hypersecretion in chronic airway inflammatory disease: Chinese expert consensus (English edition).

Yongchun Shen, Shaoguang Huang, Jian Kang, Jiangtao Lin, Kefang Lai, Yongchang Sun, Wei Xiao, Lan Yang, Wanzhen Yao, Shaoxi Cai and 2 more

Abstract readPractice GuidelineReviewConsensus Statement
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Guideline in International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  7. Structural and cellular mechanisms of mucus plugging in the larger airways.Chinese medical journal pulmonary and critical care medicine · 2026
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  13. Research Progress on the Mechanisms of High Mucus Secretion in the Airway: A Scoping Review.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2026
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  14. Impact of bronchitis variability on outcomes of COPD.BMJ open respiratory research · 2025
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  19. High-throughput Mucus Microrheology for Phenotyping and Disease Modeling.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Yongchun ShenDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University and Division of Pulmonary Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy of China, Chengdu.
Shaoguang HuangDepartment of Pulmonary Disease, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai.
Jian KangDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Institute of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang.
Jiangtao LinDepartment of Respiratory Diseases, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing.
Kefang LaiState Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou.
Yongchang SunDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing.
Wei XiaoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan.
Lan YangDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an.
Wanzhen YaoDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing.
Shaoxi CaiDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou.
Kewu HuangDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Fuqiang WenDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University and Division of Pulmonary Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy of China, Chengdu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Airway mucus hypersecretion is one of the most important characteristics of chronic airway inflammatory diseases. Evaluating and managing airway mucus hypersecretion is of great importance for patients with chronic airway inflammatory diseases. This consensus statement describes the pathogenesis, clinical features, and the management of airway mucus hypersecretion in patients with chronic airway inflammatory diseases in the People's Republic of China. The statement has been written particularly for respiratory researchers, pulmonary physicians, and patients.

Indexed as

AnimalsAsthmaBronchiectasisChinaConsensusCystic FibrosisDrainageExpectorantsHumansLungMucusPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructivePulmonary MedicineTreatment OutcomeExpectorantsasthmabronchiectasisCOPDcystic fibrosismucustreatment

Identifiers

PMID29430174
PMCPMC5796802

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