Colour COPD

Sputum colour charts to guide antibiotic self-treatment of acute exacerbations of COPD

UPDATED - 09 March 2022


This is an individually randomised trial set in primary care to address the problem of personalising, and thus optimising, effectiveness of the self-management of acute exacerbations (worsening of symptoms) of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Each year around half of all patients with COPD have frequent flare-ups of their lung disease and this is clinically relevant as it leads to poorer health with repeat hospital admissions. Early recognition and treatment would reduce exacerbation severity and duration, and improve prognosis.

HI History

EMIS

COLOUR COPD EMIS Web User Guide for PIC sites

COLOUR COPD EMIS Web search file for import


SystmOne

COLOUR COPD S1 User Guide for PIC sites

COLOUR COPD S1 report file for import

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