Use of the terms “overdiagnosis” and “misdiagnosis” in the COPD literature: a rapid review

Elizabeth T. Thomas, Paul Glasziou, Claudia C. Dobler

Source: Breathe, 15 (1) e8; 10.1183/20734735.0354-2018
Journal Issue: March
Disease area: Airway diseases

Congress or journal article abstractFull text journal articlePDF journal article, handout or slides

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
Elizabeth T. Thomas, Paul Glasziou, Claudia C. Dobler. Use of the terms “overdiagnosis” and “misdiagnosis” in the COPD literature: a rapid review. Breathe, 15 (1) e8; 10.1183/20734735.0354-2018

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
Late Breaking Abstract - The humanistic burden of asthma patients uncontrolled on ICS-LABA: a systematic literature review
Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Inhaled corticosteroids and bronchodilator studies in asthma
Year: 2020


Outpatient management of community acquired pneumonia using severity prediction tools: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Source: Annual Congress 2010 - The spectrum of lower respiratory tract infections: risk factors of poor outcome and diagnostic tools
Year: 2010


Effectiveness of interventions for reducing TB incidence in countries with low TB incidence: a systematic review of reviews
Source: Eur Respir Rev, 28 (152) 180107; 10.1183/16000617.0107-2018
Year: 2019



The frequent and underrecognised co-occurrence of acute exacerbated COPD and depression warrants screening: a systematic review
Source: Eur Respir Rev, 26 (144) 170026; 10.1183/16000617.0026-2017
Year: 2017



Imaging of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis based on case presentations: guidelines, pitfalls and prevention of misdiagnosis
Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Imaging grand round
Year: 2021


Update on recent definitions and diagnosis of sarcopenia
Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Sarcopenia in chronic respiratory disease: new definitions, assessment and treatment options
Year: 2021


Clinical effectiveness of triple therapy in the management of COPD: A systematic review
Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Risk factors, prevalence and consequences of COPD
Year: 2010


Operational definitions of paediatric asthma used in epidemiological studies: A systematic review
Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Worldwide respiratory disease across the full spectrum
Year: 2020


Discordant diagnostic criteria for pneumonia in COPD trials: a review
Source: Eur Respir Rev, 30 (162) 210124; 10.1183/16000617.0124-2021
Year: 2021



Association between COPD exacerbations and acute cardiovascular events: a systematic literature review
Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Treatments for airway diseases
Year: 2021


Economic burden associated with clinical management of COVID-19 – A literature review
Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – COVID19, acute respiratory failure and basic science
Year: 2021


Clinical effectiveness and models of pulmonary rehabilitation in low-resource-settings: a systematic review
Source: International Congress 2019 – Novel interventions and models of pulmonary rehabilitation
Year: 2019


Detection and diagnosis of large airway collapse: a systematic review
Source: ERJ Open Res, 7 (3) 00055-2021; 10.1183/23120541.00055-2021
Year: 2021



Comorbidities in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients: a systematic literature review
Source: Eur Respir J 2015; 46: 1113-1130
Year: 2015



Subglottic secretion drainage for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: an overview of systematic reviews and an updated meta-analysis
Source: Eur Respir Rev, 29 (155) 190107; 10.1183/16000617.0107-2019
Year: 2020



Investigating asthma comorbidities: a systematic scoping review
Source: International Congress 2017 – Many faces of asthma and allergies
Year: 2017

Prediction models for the development of COPD: a systematic review
Source: International Congress 2017 – COPD: from screening to risk factors of lung cancer
Year: 2017

Late Breaking Abstract - Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis – a worldwide review of ‘real’ life’ practice: experience from a treatment feasibility review in 41 countries
Source: International Congress 2018 – ILDs: From bench to bedside
Year: 2018

Systematic review of childhood asthma prediction models
Source: International Congress 2015 – Highlights in paediatric epidemiology: air pollution, asthma and primary ciliary dyskinesia
Year: 2015