Kitamura Satoshi
Minamitochigi Hospital.
Nihon Rinsho. 2003 Dec;61(12):2077-81.
Standard for the diagnosis and care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was published from Japanese Respiratory Society in 1999. In this guideline the definition, epidemiology, risk factors, pathology, methods of diagnosis, methods of therapy and care were fully described. Especially, in this guideline, we used the thin slice CT for the diagnosis and classification of disease severity. After the publication, this guidelines were distributed to all of the JRS members(about 10,000 doctors).
日本呼吸学会于1999年发布了慢性阻塞性肺疾病（COPD）患者的诊断与治疗标准。本指南对定义、流行病学、危险因素、病理学、诊断方法、治疗方法及护理进行了全面描述。特别是，本指南采用薄层CT进行疾病严重程度的诊断与分类。该指南发布后，分发给了所有日本呼吸学会成员（约10000名医生）。
