ABSTRACT

Among the chronic respiratory diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has the greatest impact in terms of mortality, morbidity, work incapacity and social structure in the world. Latin America is immersed in this problem due to tobacco consumption, but also to the region’s own habits that make it vulnerable due to the number of patients who present with symptoms secondary to exposure to fossil fuels.
Although there are various guidelines worldwide, the particularities of our populations, territory and the availability of drugs require a reference document written by experts who directly include our characteristics and preferences, in order to make the principles expressed as recommendations more applicable.

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