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ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2022

Greek Guidelines for the Management of COPD, a Proposal of a Holistic Approach Based on the needs of the Greek Community.

Nikolaos Tzanakis, Epameinontas Kosmas, Andriana I Papaioannou, Georgios Hillas, Eleftherios Zervas, Stelios Loukides, Petros Bakakos, Paraskevi Katsaounou, Afroditi Boutou, Photis Perlikos and 7 more

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Article in Journal of personalized medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Real-Life Effectiveness of Aclidinium/Formoterol on COPD Control: The REDACT Observational Study.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

Nikolaos TzanakisDepartment of Thoracic Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Medical School, University of Crete, 71303 Heraklion, Greece.
Epameinontas KosmasDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine PNOH, Metropolitan Hospital, Neo Faliro, 18547 Athens, Greece.
Andriana I Papaioannou2nd Respiratory Medicine Department, "Attikon" University Hospital, 15772 Athens, Greece.
Georgios Hillas5th Pulmonary Department, "Sotiria" Chest Diseases Hospital, 15772 Athens, Greece.
Eleftherios Zervas7th Pulmonary Department, "Sotiria" Chest Diseases Hospital, 15772 Athens, Greece.
Stelios Loukides2nd Respiratory Medicine Department, "Attikon" University Hospital, 15772 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-4278-9922
Petros Bakakos1st University Department of Respiratory Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15772 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9256-9656
Paraskevi KatsaounouDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Evangelismos General Hospital, 15772 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8736-619X
Afroditi BoutouDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, G. Papanikolaou Hospital, 54642 Τhessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-7366-2038
Photis PerlikosDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Evangelismos General Hospital, 15772 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2579-6522
Nikolleta Rovina1st University Department of Respiratory Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15772 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-0138-5582
Katerina Dimakou5th Pulmonary Department, "Sotiria" Chest Diseases Hospital, 15772 Athens, Greece.
Paschalis SteiropoulosDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-7121-6253
Grigorios Stratakos1st University Department of Respiratory Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15772 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-5861-3454
Philipos Emmanouil1st University Department of Respiratory Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15772 Athens, Greece.
Stavros TryfonDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, G. Papanikolaou Hospital, 54642 Τhessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5102-0480
Nikolaos Koulouris1st University Department of Respiratory Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15772 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-1719-7220
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRSotiria General Hospital · GREvangelismos Hospital · GRG. Papanikolaou General Hospital · GRUniversity General Hospital Attikon · GRDemocritus University of Thrace · GRMetropolitan Hospital · GRUniversity of Crete · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite that COPD remains one of the most common respiratory diseases worldwide, it can be managed effectively with certain treatments and, more importantly, be prevented by the early implementation of various measures. The pathology and pathophysiology of this disease continue to be studied, with new pharmacological and invasive therapies emerging. In this consensus paper, the Working Group of the Hellenic Thoracic Society aimed to consolidate the up-to-date information and new advances in the treatment of COPD. Local and international data on its prevalence are presented, with revised strategies on the diagnostic approach and the evaluation of risk assessment and disease severity classification. Emphasis is placed on the management and therapy of patients with COPD, covering both common principles, specialized modalities, and algorithms to distinguish between home care and the need for hospitalization. Although pharmacological treatment is commonly recognized in COPD, an integrative approach of pulmonary rehabilitation, physical activity, patient education, and self-assessment should be encountered for a comprehensive treatment, prevention of exacerbations, and increased quality of life in patients.

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PMID36556218
PMCPMC9788491
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