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An official ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT statement: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: evidence-based guidelines for diagnosis and management.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21471066     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This document is an international evidence-based guideline on the diagnosis and management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and is a collaborative effort of the American Thoracic Society, the European Respiratory Society, the Japanese Respiratory Society, and the Latin American Thoracic Association. It represents the current state of knowledge regarding idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and contains sections on definition and epidemiology, risk factors, diagnosis, natural history, staging and prognosis, treatment, and monitoring disease course. For the diagnosis and treatment sections, pragmatic GRADE evidence-based methodology was applied in a question-based format. For each diagnosis and treatment question, the committee graded the quality of the evidence available (high, moderate, low, or very low), and made a recommendation (yes or no, strong or weak). Recommendations were based on majority vote. It is emphasized that clinicians must spend adequate time with patients to discuss patients' values and preferences and decide on the appropriate course of action.
Authors:
Ganesh Raghu; Harold R Collard; Jim J Egan; Fernando J Martinez; Juergen Behr; Kevin K Brown; Thomas V Colby; Jean-François Cordier; Kevin R Flaherty; Joseph A Lasky; David A Lynch; Jay H Ryu; Jeffrey J Swigris; Athol U Wells; Julio Ancochea; Demosthenes Bouros; Carlos Carvalho; Ulrich Costabel; Masahito Ebina; David M Hansell; Takeshi Johkoh; Dong Soon Kim; Talmadge E King; Yasuhiro Kondoh; Jeffrey Myers; Nestor L Müller; Andrew G Nicholson; Luca Richeldi; Moisés Selman; Rosalind F Dudden; Barbara S Griss; Shandra L Protzko; Holger J Schünemann;
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Practice Guideline; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine     Volume:  183     ISSN:  1535-4970     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.     Publication Date:  2011 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-04-07     Completed Date:  2011-05-27     Revised Date:  2012-04-06    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9421642     Medline TA:  Am J Respir Crit Care Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  788-824     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Europe
Evidence-Based Medicine*
Humans
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / diagnosis*,  therapy*
International Cooperation
Japan
Latin America
Societies, Medical
United States
Investigator
Investigator/Affiliation:
Ganesh Raghu / ; Jim J Egan / ; Fernando J Martinez / ; Julio Ancochea / ; Juergen Behr / ; Bouros Demosthenes / ; Kevin K Brown / ; Carlos Carvalho / ; Harold R Collard / ; Jean-François Cordier / ; Ulrich Costabel / ; Roland du Bois / ; Kevin R Flaherty / ; Dong Soon Kim / ; Talmadge King / ; Yasuhiro Kondoh / ; Joseph A Lasky / ; Luca Richeldi / ; Jay H Ryu / ; Moisés Selman / ; Jeffrey J Swigris / ; Athol U Wells / ; Holger J Schünemann / ; David M Hansell / ; Takeshi Johkoh / ; David A Lynch / ; Nestor L Müller / ; Thomas V Colby / ; Masahito Ebina / ; Jeffrey Myers / ; Andrew G Nicholson / ; Rosalind F Dudden / ; Barbara S Griss / ; Shandra L Protzko /
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Ann Intern Med. 2011 Jun 21;154(12):JC6-8   [PMID:  21690586 ]
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012 Mar 1;185(5):588; author reply 588-9   [PMID:  22383572 ]

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