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ReviewEuropean journal of internal medicine2025

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A narrative synthesis of its hallmarks for palliative care clinicians.

Jacopo D'Andria Ursoleo, Alice Bottussi, Donald R Sullivan, Corrado D'Andria, Natalia Smirnova, William E Rosa, Stefano Nava, Fabrizio Monaco

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Review in European journal of internal medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Jacopo D'Andria UrsoleoDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/JDAndriaUrsoleo.
Alice BottussiDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/abottussi.
Donald R SullivanOregon Health & Science University, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine, Portland, OR, United States; Division of Oncological Sciences, Knight Cancer Institute-OHSU, Portland, OR, United States; Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC), Veterans Affairs-Portland Healthcare System, Portland, OR, United States. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/DSullyResearch.
Corrado D'AndriaAllergy and Immunopathology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, SS. Annunziata General Hospital, 74121 Taranto, Italy; Department of Translational Medicine and Neurosciences, School of Medicine and Surgery, Aldo Moro University of Bari, 70121 Bari, Italy.
Natalia SmirnovaDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/SRAnesthesiaICU.
William E RosaDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/BillyRosaPhD.
Stefano NavaDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; Respiratory and Critical Care Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/md_monaco.
Fabrizio MonacoDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy. Electronic address: monaco.fabrizio@hsr.it.

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Nicholas D Socci · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a life-limiting condition and the third leading cause of death worldwide. People with COPD experience physical and psychological symptoms and functional limitations that impair their quality of life. Their caregivers face adverse clinical outcomes due to personal, social, and financial demands. As such, recent emphasis has been placed on early referral to palliative care services to enhance prognostic awareness, clarify goals of care, and manage symptoms. In this narrative synthesis of key aspects of COPD care, we propose practical, evidence-based strategies to integrate palliative care principles with conventional disease-directed treatments throughout the illness trajectory. We emphasize the importance of equipping clinicians caring for people with COPD with a thorough understanding of both the inherent disease complexities and the cornerstones of its multimodal management, including palliative care, to address the unique psychosocial and physical needs of this patient population.

Indexed as

Palliative CarePulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveHumansQuality of LifeChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCOPDDyspneaEnd of lifePalliative careSymptom management

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PMID39794226
PMCPMC12320326

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