Danish Quality Assurance Project on Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Outpatient Lung Clinics

Danish Quality Assurance Project on Diagnosis and Treatment of COPD in Outpatient Lung Clinics

Danish Quality Assurance Project on Diagnosis and Treatment of COPD in Outpatient Lung Clinics

Study Hypothesis:

Comparison(s):

none

Inclusion Criteria:

• Outpatient with the diagnosis or referral diagnosis of COPD.
• COPD must be the primary reason for this outpatient contact (for both new patients and controls).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any co-morbidity that hampers the diagnosis and treatment of COPD in accordance with the COPD guidelines used locally (e.g. malignant disease, dementia or sequelae of apoplexy).
• Asthma without the presence of COPD