TY - JOUR T1 - GOLD COPD classification and prognostic pessimism regarding ICU admission JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 263 LP - 263 DO - 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200134 VL - 67 IS - 3 AU - Andrea Collins AU - Andrew Walden AU - Robert Parker Y1 - 2012/03/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/67/3/263.1.abstract N2 - Incorporation of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) classification of severity of expiratory airflow limitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) into the recent National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines is welcome and sensible.1 Describing a forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) of 51% predicted as ‘mild disease’ fails to capture the loss of lung function and irreversible damage done. Recognition and optimal early management of COPD cannot be overemphasised to limit its long-term health … ER -