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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with high prevalence rate, mortality, and disability rate, and heavy burden caused by the disease, has become a major chronic disease seriously threatening public health worldwide. Chinese medicine and Western medicine both have advantages in diagnosing and treating COPD, which have been widely used in clinic. In order to improve the diagnostic and treatment level for COPD with integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine, Chinese Medicine of internal Medicine Committee of World federation of Chinese Medicine Societies organized and established a multidisciplinary background working group, the document was formulated by referring to the formulating method and process of international guidelines in clinical practice, current evidence with the best quality, and characteristics of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine in treating COPD and weighing pros and cons of interventions, 13 recommendations were established, physicians can refer to this guideline to formulate individualized treatment plans in combination with the specific conditions of patients.

Citation: Internal Medicine Committee of World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies Chinese Medicine Societies. Guideline of integrated Chinese and western medicine for diagnosis and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2023, 23(10): 1117-1128. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202304016 Copy

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