Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Definitions
Nikos Siafakas and Nicholas Anthonisen
Epidemiology of AECOPD
J. Vestbo
Effect of AECOPD on the Natural History and Lung Function
Nicholas Anthonisen, E. Lampiri, E. Argiana, and S. Schiza
Economic Burden of AECOPD
S. Ramsey
Pathophysiology of AECOPD
W. Mac Nee
Pathology of AECOPD
P. Jeffery, M. Saetta, and J. Zhu
Biomarkers of AECOPD
R. Stockley
AECOPD: A Sytemic Disease?
E. Wouters
Causes of AECOPD
W. Wedzicha
Symptoms ?Signs of AECOPD
Dimitris Georgopoulos, E. Kondili, and Nicholas Anthonisen
Pulmonary Gas Exchange in AECOPD
Frederico P. G?ez and Roberto Rodriguez-Roison
Radiology of AECOPD
K. Malagari and Voloudaki
Assessment of Severity of AECOPD
S. Rennard and C. Piquette
Heart-Lung Interaction
Zoheir Bshouty
Muscle Function (and Respiratory) in AECOPD
M. Decramer, T. Troosters, and R. Gosselink
Water/Electrolyte Imbalances in AECOPD
L. Fabbri
Metabolism/Nutrition in AECOPD
A. Schols
End Stage Disease and AECOPD
B. Celli
Sleep and AECOPD
W. McNicholas
Antibiotics
Nicholas Anthonisen and Nikos Siafakas
Bronchodilators
Nicholas Anthonisen
Steroids
D. Niewoehner and K. L. Rice
Oxygen
Nikos Siafakas and I. Mitrouska
Others
Nikos Siafakas, N. Tzanakis, and Eva Papadopouli
Non-Invasive Ventilation
M. Elliot
Invasive Ventilation
Dimitris Georgopoulos and A. Rossi
Weaning from the Ventilator
A. Jubran
Rehabilitation during AECOPD
N. Ambrossino and R Porta
Home Management of AECOPD
J. Roca
Hospital Management of AECOPD
A. Agusti, E. Sala, and M. Carrera
AECOPD as Outcome of Therapeutical Interventions
Nikos Siafakas, J. Kottakis, and M. Froudarakis
Future Research
P. Barnes.